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After completion, the lake was dedicated on October 3, 1963 by John F. Kennedy. [3] The trip was his last major public appearance before his fateful trip to Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, where he was assassinated. This event marks the only time a sitting president has visited Cleburne County. In his remarks in Heber Springs, Kennedy explained that ...
[1] [2] Hill was known as the "Lady in Red" because of the long red raincoat she wore that day, as seen in Abraham Zapruder's film of the assassination. [1] [2] A teacher by profession, she was a consultant for Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK and co-wrote JFK: The Last Dissenting Witness with Bill Sloan. [1] [2]
The Little Red River was the home of the world-record brown trout (40 pounds 4 ounces (18.3 kg)) from 1992 until 2009. [citation needed] Because cold water flows from beneath the dam, many native warm-water fish are no longer plentiful.
The ragtag members of the Kennedy clan turned out Monday for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy — the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, and the last link to the family's days of "Camelot" in the White House.
Arkansas Governor James P. Clarke (1854–1916) Freeman W. Compton (1824-1893), lawyer and state supreme court judge; Author and temperance reformer Mary A. Cornelius (1829-1918) Arkansas Secretary of State Jacob Frolich (1837-1890) Journalist and civil rights advocate Mifflin W. Gibbs (1823–1915) – Fraternal side
The Middle Fork of the Little Red River Bridge, also known as the Shirley Railroad Bridge, is a historic bridge in Shirley, Arkansas. It is a single-span iron Baltimore through truss, with a main span 153 feet (47 m) long, and steel beam approach spans giving it a total length of 339 feet (103 m). The main span rests on large concrete piers set ...
Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was an American Democratic politician who represented Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his retirement in 1977.
Conway Cemetery Historic State Park, officially the Conway Cemetery State Park, is the final resting place of James S. Conway, first governor of Arkansas, and his wife, Mary J. Conway. It is a 11.5-acre (0.047 km 2) Arkansas state park in Lafayette County. No recreational or visitors' amenities are available at the state park.