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Dell--Dearman--Ekron--Half Moon--Lost Cane--Perry--Pettyville--Roseland--Shonyo
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Dell School Gym ca 1973 Early Arkansas Photos from the Collection of Curtis C. Duncan WPA Writer's Project: Pemiscot Bayou, Little River, & Big Lake in the early days. . . Lois Lenski Wrote & Illustrated Three Books On Life In Mississippi County, AR Growing Up in the Delta, (2) Letters from De Lois Memories of the Dell Boy Scoot Troop 255 Memories of the Farmers Gin Company of Dell The History of the Widner-Magers Farm, including some early history of Dell John Wellington Whistle Family William Henry Payne and Louella Mae Tate Family
Cayce's Place ca. 1948, owned and operated by Cayce and Comeal Johnston. (The front display cases from 1902 are now located at the Widner-Magers Farm, donated by Marguarite Brownlee.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Girls Ball Team 1920s |
And the sons become the fathers, And the daughters will be wives, As the torch is passed from hand to hand, And we struggle through our lives. Though the generations wander, The lineage survives; And all of us, from dust to dust, Become forefathers by and by. (Dan Fogelberg)
Dell, Arkansas 1951
_____________________________________________________________ Meanwhile, Back At The Farm:
Placed on the National Registry of Historic Places 2007 1.5 Miles North of Dell on Highway 181 Due to ongoing restoration, this site is not open to the public at this date, but please drive by and view a 1930s farm as it returns to its prime! Find out more at: widner-magers.org A Member of
1930s Magers Farm Tenant House
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Al Hibbler, born 1915 in Mississippi, moved to Dell ca 1923-25. CLICK HERE to read his story and hear him sing. "TAMING MISSISSIPPI COUNTY" CD Available
"Daily our grandparents are moving out of our lives, taking with them, irreparably, the kind of information contained in this book. They are taking it, not because they want to, but because they think we don't care." (From the Foxfire series) Like that remote area in the Appalachias, our Northeast Arkansas Delta history and folk culture is in jeopardy of being lost. Our grandparents are leaving us, too, with all the stories and ways of living familiar to this Delta culture during the early 20th century. Help us preserve this history--our history. Talk to your family. Write down their stories. Save their photographs. Leave a legacy for future generations. "We can only know where we're going by looking at where we've been."
Under Construction! More Local History Will Be Added Soon To This Website! Johnston Family History J. B. Richardson Family History Moses Crawford Family Dell School Board Members
Waiting for the JLC&E
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Links to:
Our Cotton Patch, LLC, Dell, Arkansas The Widner-Magers Farm Historic District.. Curtis C. Duncan Photography |
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ask for your help in preserving the history of our community. For
questions, or to send information, contact: druking@earthlink.net |
Much of what is profoundly American--what people love about America--has come from The Delta |
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Dell, Arkansas 
New To This Site! 
The Widner-Magers Farm Historic
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