The Osage and the Quapaw nations traveled the region now known as Northwest Arkansas for generations, including the land upon which Fayetteville was eventually founded. During a brief period, early Cherokee migrants lived in the region as well.
Fayetteville, founded in 1828, will celebrate its first 200 years during the course of 2028. Join in by learning more about the city’s past and thinking about ways to improve upon the city we have today.
The Sanborn Map Company began making insurance maps of Fayetteville in 1886, but their notations offer lots of information about the buildings and businesses from Fayetteville’s past. … More Sanborn Map, 1886
Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Joel L. Bunch passed away Saturday, February 28th, in Fayetteville after 91 beloved and beautiful years. Born in Elkins, Arkansas, on February 17, 1935, to Joel Ernest Bunch and Edith (Stokenbury) Bunch, he grew up in Elkins where he lived for most of his life and graduated from Elkins High School and … More Joel Bunch
Originally known as North School, this brick school was Fayetteville’s first public school for White children. It was soon renamed Washington School. … More Washington Elementary
Frou Gallagher, a long-time Fayetteville chronicler and videographer, created a documentary film about George's Majestic Lounge, the longest-operating pub in Fayetteville.