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Wynne is the county seat and largest city of Cross County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 8,314 at the 2020 Census . [ 3 ] Nestled between the Arkansas Delta and Crowley's Ridge , Wynne is the closest city to the second-largest state park in Arkansas, Village Creek State Park .
Cross County was formed in November 1862 by the Arkansas State Legislature from portions of St. Francis, Crittenden, and Poinsett Counties. The first county seat was Whittsburg, located due east of modern Wynne. [3] In 1882, the first railroad, the Helena & Iron Mountain Railroad, was constructed in Cross County.
The Wynne Wholesale Commercial Historic District encompasses a small collection of historic commercial properties in Wynne, Arkansas.It extends for two blocks along West Merriman Avenue, west of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and includes four historic buildings: the Wynne Municipal Water Works, the Wynne Wholesale Grocer Company building, the R. J. Jackson Gin Company's cotton gin, and the ...
The Wynne Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic early 20th century business district of Wynne, Arkansas.It is bounded on the west by Front Street, on the north by East Commercial Street, on the south by East Pecan Street, and roughly on the east by South Wilson, East Union, and South Terry Streets.
Wynne Senior High School, known as Wynne High School, is a public secondary school for students in grades nine through twelve located in Wynne, Arkansas, United States. It is one of two public high schools in Cross County and the sole high school administered by the Wynne School District. It was destroyed by a tornado on March 31, 2023.
Wynne Campus. East Arkansas Community College (EACC) is a public community college in Forrest City, Arkansas. EACC provides higher education at its main campus in Forrest City as well as one satellite location in Wynne. EACC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. [1]
The Wynne Post Office is located at 402 East Merriman Street in Wynne, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, with a built-up parapet obscuring a flat roof. A recent addition extends to the rear. The building was built in 1936 at a cost to the federal government of $65,000.
The East Hamilton Avenue Historic District encompasses a 20th-century residential area of Wynne, Arkansas, reflective of its growth between about 1920 and 1940.It extends along East Hamilton Avenue, between North Falls Boulevard and Killough Road, and includes properties on Eldridge Court.