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Shiloh Historic District is a historic area of downtown Springdale, Arkansas listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The district encompasses eighteen significant buildings within its 32 acres (13 ha), with eight having historic or architectural significance and twelve relating to the early commercial and industrial development of Springdale.
Springdale was the southwest regional headquarters of the Welch's company. [30] Parsons Stadium in eastern Springdale is host to many events throughout the year, most notably the Rodeo of the Ozarks. This four-day event began in Springdale in 1944 and brings professional cowboys and cowgirls to the city for one of the nation's top outdoor rodeos.
The term "Northwest Arkansas" is commonly used to refer to the rapidly growing cities of Benton and Washington counties in the geographic corner of the state. Northwest Arkansas, often abbreviated NWA, has become known as a cohesive region due to the efforts of the Northwest Arkansas Council, an association of community and business leaders formally organized in 1990 to promote regionalization ...
Rabbit Foot Lodge is a historic house at 3600 Silent Grove Road in Springdale, Arkansas.Sited on 100 acres (40 ha) northwest of downtown Springdale, it is a large two-story log structure, fashioned from materials gathered on the property in 1908.
Springdale was the lunch stop between Spokane and Northport on the SF&NRR. [7] Sometime before 1892, residents petitioned to have the town's name changed to "Springdale." While the exact reason for this is unknown, the town is built over a series of subterranean streams, many of which emerge from the ground as springs . [ 8 ]
By the 1990s the area became known as the "Springdale atoll", and a plaque honoring Moody was installed in 1999. [6] By 2010 there were about 6,000 people in the Northwest Arkansas region who were of Marshallese ancestry, heavily concentrated in Springdale and beginning to settle other cities. [4]
Springdale originally got its name in the year 1820 by either Hannah Keene or her daughter, Frances. Before this, the town is believed to have been known as "Deertown." [5] Today, Springdale is a quiet residential community with a small downtown area and many small businesses. The first European settlers arrived in the area in the early 1800s.
Springdale was also the home of Lawrie Tatum, a farmer who served as a frontier Indian agent and the legal guardian of future President Herbert Hoover. The main street through the town is the Herbert Hoover Highway. [2] No downtown business district remains in Springdale; it is a cluster of houses with a United Methodist church.