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Marvell was founded when Marvell M. Carruth and his wife, Rachel, sold 50 lots of land given to him by his father, Ladson Carruth, to the Arkansas Central Railroad. A train depot was soon established. Marvell became an un-incorporated town on May 28, 1873, with R.M. Jackson as its first mayor.
The Mayo House is a historic house at 302 Elm Street in Marvell, Arkansas.It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, clad in novelty siding, with a dormered hip roof.It was built in 1917 by H. B. Mayo, the developer of this residential subdivision, and occupied by his family 1917–20.
Arkansas State Road B-1 ran from the Louisiana state line near Wilmot north into Missouri, and was mostly unpaved. [18] Upon creation of the U.S. Route system in 1925, the north and south portions of the highway were replaced by US 67 and US 165 , respectively, shaping a more familiar Highway 1 routing. [ 19 ]
Phillips County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas, in what is known as the Arkansas Delta along the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,568. [1] The county seat is Helena–West Helena. [2] Phillips County is Arkansas's seventh (7th) county, formed on May 1, 1820.
The US 49/AR 1 concurrency ends in Marvell and US 49 enters Monroe County. Upon entering Monroe County, US 49 turns north to begin a concurrency with AR 39 . US 49 also crosses US 79 before meeting US 70 near Brinkley .
Marvell High School (MHS) is an accredited comprehensive public high school located in Marvell, Arkansas, United States. MHS provides secondary education for more than 220 students in grades 7 through 12. It is one of two public high schools in Phillips County and the only high schools administered by the Marvell–Elaine School District. [2]
Marvell public schools were integrated in 1965. [3] In 1966, Marvell Academy was the first of many private schools founded by white parents in Arkansas to avoid integration. [ 4 ] Many of the parents here were members of a White Citizens Council , [ 4 ] believing that "Integration is the corruption of the true American heritage by alien concept ...
The 2004 Arkansas Class AAA football state championship game. The Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs defeated the Pine Bluff Dollarway Cardinals by a score of 34–20. This is a list of the Arkansas state high school football champions which have been sanctioned by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA). [1]