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It is located on Arkansas Highway 135, east of Paragould, with racing occurring (in season and weather permitting) every Sunday. Its facilities include a concrete racing strip 2,960 feet (900 m) long and 31 feet (9.4 m) wide, with bleachers along the sides and a spectator catwalk (an original feature dating to its early years). [ 2 ]
Paragould is the county seat of Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, a geologic anomaly contained within the Arkansas Delta. Paragould is the principal city of the Paragould, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area and is ...
The Paragould Downtown Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic central business district of Paragould, Arkansas. The city was organized in 1882 around the intersection of two railroad lines, which lies in the southwestern portion of this district.
Term in office Party Notes Cite Ernest M. Cross: 1923–1927 Republican: Redistricted from the 8th ward [1] [14] William A. Rowan: 1927–1942 Democratic [1] [15] William J. Pieczynski 1943–1945 Died in office [1] Emil V. Pacini: 1945–1963 [1] [16] John J. Buchanan: 1963–1971 Lost re-election [1] Edward Vrdolyak: 1971–1987 Democratic ...
foundations to decay and our strengths to decline. We know that as long as our city rests on a 20th century foundation, we won’t be able to compete in a 21st century economy. If we don’t take action, Chicago will face another lost decade.”--Rahm Emanuel, 1 March 2012 $7 bn Trust Project Partners 501(c)3 non-profit status
Kirk Field covers an area of 220 acres (89 ha) at an elevation of 290 feet (88 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways: 4/22 is 4,500 by 75 feet (1,372 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 8/26 is 2,792 by 100 feet (851 x 30 m) with a turf surface.
The Paragould Stave Manufacturing Company built a tramway east from Paragould, the line being about 4 miles long, narrow-gauge, and reputedly laid with wooden rails. [2] [3] The Paragould and Buffalo Island Railway was incorporated October 11, 1887. [4] It acquired the tramway that month, and in 1888 extended it about 4 miles to Bertig ...
The City Hall-County Building, commonly known as City Hall, is a 12-story building in Chicago, Illinois, that houses the seats of government of the City of Chicago and Cook County. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The building's west side (City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St.) [ 3 ] holds the offices of the mayor , city clerk , and city treasurer ; some city departments ...