The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Benton County, Arkansas
by April 18, 2014 11:37 am 179 views
Benton County Arkansas has not always been the hard-to-reach, backwoods, quiet setting that some may envision of our early days. Bank robbers, murderers, and generally questionable characters liberally dotted the countryside, and occasionally stunned the Benton County community through outrageous misdeeds of the highest magnitude.
Leah Whitehead, president of the Benton County Historical Society, will explore some of the good and not so good characters in our unique Benton County history.
Governors to claim jumpers, to the last legal hanging in the county, Whitehead will expose many interesting aspects of an impulsive and sometimes explosive Benton County past.
Where: Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area visitor center located on U.S. Hwy 12 just east of the Hwy 12/War Eagle Road intersection.
When: Saturday May 3rd, 2014
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
The public is invited. This program is a continuation of the Friends of Hobbs monthly Speaker Series. For more information call: 479-789-5000 or go to the web site: www.friendsofhobbs.com.