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March 30, 2007

The Sugar Creek Vista and Buckete Overlooks in Polk County were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Sugar Creek Vista Overlook is an eighty-four-foot-long, fourteen-foot-tall stone wall topped with eighteen to twenty-three inches of rubblestone. It is built from quarried novaculite and sandstone rocks that are set with grapevine mortar. The overlook is located on the western side of the road and offers a scenic view of a valley that adjoins Dicks Gap. The Buckeye Vista Overlook is a seventy-foot long, twelve-foot-tall stone wall topped with rubblestone. Built from quarried novaculite rocks that are set flush, it is located on the northern side of the road and offers a view of an adjacent valley.

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Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo Membership Card

This membership card belonged to a 1909 member of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo. The order was the first national lumbermen’s association and was formed in Gurdon (Clark County) by a group of men returning from a lumber manufacturing convention in 1892. Today, the association has approximately 3,500 members worldwide.

 

This membership card belonged to a 1909 member of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo. The order was the first national lumbermen’s association and was formed in Gurdon (Clark County) by a group of men returning from a lumber manufacturing convention in 1892. Today, the association has approximately 3,500 members worldwide.

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The CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. It is updated regularly to ensure the people of Arkansas have an accurate and accessible resource to explore our heritage. We invite you to browse our text entries and media galleries to learn more about the people, places, events, legends, and lore of the 25th state. We are continually adding new entries, photographs, maps, videos, and audio files, so check back frequently to see what’s new.

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