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.
Friedrich Hayek, later a Nobel prize winner in economy, taught at the University of Arkansas for a semester. … More Friedrich Hayek
Charlene Doke was born on August 13, 1934, in the Strain Community of Arkansas to Ernest Arvil and Hazel Evelyn Boaz. When she was one year old, her family moved to the farm in Black Oak, Arkansas, where she spent her childhood and formative years surrounded by family, faith, and the values that would guide … More Charlene Doke
Full solar eclipses for any particular point on earth are rare. The last one Fayetteville saw was in 1834. The next will be in 2045. … More Eclipses
Frou Gallagher, a long-time Fayetteville chronicler and videographer, created a documentary film about George's Majestic Lounge, the longest-operating pub in Fayetteville.