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Bauxite is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. Located within Central Arkansas , the city is named for bauxite , the source ore for aluminum , which was found in abundant quantities in the area and became a source of aluminium refining.
Bauxite High School (BHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in Bauxite, Arkansas, United States. It is one of five public high schools in Saline County and the only senior high school administered by the Bauxite School District .
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The Bauxite & Northern Railway (reporting mark BXN) is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Arkansas. BXN operates over 7 miles (11 km) of track in Bauxite, Arkansas. Traffic consists of largely of alumina, and the railroad hauls 4,059 carloads per year. In 2005, the railroad was purchased by holding company RailAmerica. [1]
This list of Arkansas Townships is based on the U. S. Census (2000) list of places in Arkansas. There are also former townships that have been combined with others or absorbed by urban expansion. Arkansas counties are divided into townships. Each township includes unincorporated space and some may have one or more incorporated towns or cities.
Bauxite School District 14 is a school district in Saline County, Arkansas, United States, headquartered in Bauxite. Its area includes, in addition to most of Bauxite, sections of Benton , [ 2 ] and Tull .
The Rucker House, also known as the Caretaker's House is a historic house at Benton and School Streets in Bauxite, Arkansas.It is a vernacular two-story wood-frame structure, with a side gable central section that has a cross-gable section at the western end, and a second wing extending northward from the eastern end.
Initially, Arkansas bauxite met 90% of US aluminum demand. Underground mining before and during World War II gave way to open pit mining in the 1960s. During the war, up to six million tons were mined in 1943. Arkansas bauxite mines were often passed over in favor of higher quality bauxite reserves in the Caribbean and mining ceased in 1982.