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.
Author Malcolm Gladwell spoke at Fayetteville’s Town Center on this date. … More Today in History – April 29
Woody Herman’s band plays for the Junior-Senior Prom, and the Fay and Gus Jones home in Fayetteville is added to the National Register of Historic Places. … More Today in History – April 28
Willie Nelson and Leon Russell perform in 1979 and the Charlie Daniels Band plays Barnhilll in 1988. … More Today in History – April 27
Frou Gallagher, a long-time Fayetteville chronicler and videographer, created a documentary film about George's Majestic Lounge, the longest-operating pub in Fayetteville.