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Atkins was the site of the Goldsmith Pickle Company which started producing pickled cucumbers in 1946. The town thus laid claim to be the “Pickle Capital of the World” with some 1200 acres devoted to growing cucumbers. Along the same line Atkins was the original home of the fried dill pickle, created by Bernell “Fatman” Austin. [6]
The Atkins Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic business district of Atkins, Arkansas. It extends for two blocks on Main Street and 1st Street, between Church and 2nd Avenues. It extends for two blocks on Main Street and 1st Street, between Church and 2nd Avenues.
Born and raised in rural Atkins, Arkansas, Matthews attended local Atkins High School, where he played varsity football under coach Raymond Burnett and was a two-time All-State selection. Matthews went on to play at Arkansas Tech University , where he was an All- Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) honoree in 1940 and 1941.
Atkins School District is a public school district based in Atkins, Arkansas, United States. The Atkins School District provides early childhood , elementary and secondary education for more than 1,000 prekindergarten through grade 12 students at its three facilities in Pope County , which receive Title I funding.
A member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, Raymond "Rabbit" Burnett (1914–1996) was an Atkins High graduate who went on to coach Little Rock High School to a mythical national championship in 1946 (14-0) and then coached Arkansas Tech to back-to-back AIC football championships in 1948–1949.
Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic church near Atkins, Arkansas. It is located east of Winrock and north of Petit Jean State Park, on the east side of Montgomery Trace (County Highway 5). It is a wooden plank-framed structure, with a weatherboard exterior, gabled roof, and cut fieldstone foundation.
Pope County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas.As of the 2020 census, the population was 63,381. [2] The county seat is Russellville. [3] The county was formed on November 2, 1829, from a portion of Crawford County and named for John Pope, the third governor of the Arkansas Territory.
Wilson Township is one of nineteen current townships in Pope County, Arkansas, USA. [1] As of the 2010 census , its unincorporated population was 4,774. It now contains the former township of Lee .