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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 ...
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Tackett was born in Hector, Arkansas, in 1923 and attended Atkins High School in Atkins, Arkansas. [1] He received all-state honors while playing football at Atkins High School in 1942. He was a multi-sport athlete in high school, pitching for the baseball team, playing guard for the basketball team, and setting a rreocrd in the discus throw. [2]
Between 1947 and 1958, Atkins won six Class B state track and field championships. One of Atkins' greatest all-time student-athletes is the late Sammy May who went on to be a three-time All-AIC running back at Arkansas Tech (1952–54). May also excelled in baseball and track and field while a student-athlete at Atkins.
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.
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.
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.