Drive Around Waldron ,Arkansas. Population 3386 in West Central Arkansas.
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- The founder of Waldron, William Grandison (W. G.) Featherston, moved to the area in 1832 with his mother, wife, and four children. He built a store/tavern on his property where Main Street was later constructed. A post office named Poteau Valley was established at this location in 1838, with W. G. Featherston as the first postmaster. In 1843, his brother Edward wrested the post office from him and moved it northeast to a new community called Winfield. In 1845, W. G. Featherston donated ten acres of land to establish a town and county seat at Poteau Valley and hired engineer W. P. Waldron to survey and lay out the town. The town of Waldron was named in his honor.
The Civil War brought four attacks on Waldron in 1863 but the town did not experience its first major setback until some of the buildings were burned by the departing occupying forces of the Second Kansas Cavalry in 1864. The Union forces were sent to Waldron to capture the Confederate forces and to guard the southern and western military roads leading to Fort Smith. After the Civil War, this small western town experienced great difficulty regaining law and order when two factions of the Republican Party expressed strong political views, leading to bloodshed. During the years 1873 to 1879, more than thirty murders occurred, resulting in Governors Elisha B. Baxter, August H. Garland, and William R. Miller ordering the militia to Waldron to restore order.
Early Twentieth Century
The village of Waldron experienced a steady population growth during the first half of the twentieth century. When a terminus of a branch of the Kansas City Southern Railroad (KCS) reached Waldron in 1903, it became an important shipping point, bringing economic growth to the area; the KCS organized the Arkansas Western Railroad in 1904, and it offered transportation from Fort Smith to Heavener, Oklahoma, on to Waldron. A stone jail was built in 1908 to replace the wooden jail. By 1920, the town had a bank, a weekly newspaper, a canning factory, a flour mill, a brick factory, a soda pop plant, an ice and cold storage plant, electricity, telephones, large lumber interests, natural gas, mercantile businesses, and a population of 918 residents. The first automobile arrived in 1912, and horse-drawn wagons and buggies gave way to the automobile, paving the way for car dealerships, gasoline stations, and garages.
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Absolutely love taking virtual tours of any kind. Historical backgrounds always fascinate me. Country side is a must. I never was a high maintenance kind of kid or adult. Let’s go for a ride through the country is better than dinner, movie and a dance any day! Lol! Thank you very much for the Awesome ride along/virtual tour! Can we go to the museum next time? You surprised me and made my day! Stay safe and Stay you! ❤️🥰👍❤️
I bet you have some awesome historical graveyards there. I use to love reading the old tombstones. Is that creepy? Lol 😂❤️
@@chia420 No doubt, people are dying to get in those old graveyards.
@@rockymountainhigh9379 good one! Lol! All kidding aside if that town was a rough gun slinging place in the 1800’s just think about the dates and what some of the tombstones will say. 👀👍
@@chia420 Old cemeteries are so interesting. I love learning about history.
@@SeeLionsInTX same here! My grams would come for visits (from Washington state) and our favorite thing to do was visit graveyards. The older the better. So much hidden history can be found just by reading the tombstones. 🥰👍❄️
I spent the 1st 10 years of my life living in Waldron. My father was 1 of the 2 town doctors in the late 60's. The movie theater in Waldron is the oldest operating theater in the state. Enjoyed the video and remembering my old stomping grounds with my old dog Bobo.
They do still have movies at the theater it is very old the oldest in Arkansas. Some one came in and remodeled it nice on the inside The video turned out good.
You are fortunate. My childhood town took our theatre away many many years ago. It was so sad.
Well that looks like a quaint little town. What impressed me the most was the low crime rates and the 65% retention of born there residents. We live in the city and it's no so quaint here, However we're within a mile of Drs. Hospitals and a Super Walmart. I guess it's a good place to be old when all you have for transportation is mobility scooters. Thx for the tour and the history info on your little town. Hugs to Y'all
I paid 4.19 for a dozen eggs yesterday. Gas here in East Texas where I live is 2.49 with my store points. I need to get me some of Jeff's chickens. Long drive for chickens, but it would be so nice to meet all you YT folks. Thanks for taking us on a tour of Waldron. Take care and God bless you Mike.
I was born in a small town near there. Born at my grandparents' house. Left there in 1943 with my family. Have never been back. I'm 85 now, so don't think I'll ever get back. It's Bonanza, outside Ft. Smith.
Think it's really small town. Near coal mines. My grandfather worked in one. I would appreciate a tour of the town. Probably only three streets so it'd be quick.
Really enjoyed this. Looking forward to more.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mike, and for all your dogs, and chickens too.
I will look it up and when in area try to do that.
Mike, I used to be hooked on Casino Slots, like I would go 5 or 6 days a week. Then I started a coupon group on Facebook, and no more time for Casinos, to busy getting the deals and posting the deals around town. But that got to be to much, had over 300 people join my group. So I took the group down. Coupons are few and far between now a days and I really buy no name most times now, whatever is cheapest. Thank for the ride along, it was nice. ;)
Jeff's channel and Drew's channel gave me my first look into Arkansas and through them I found your channel. Looked for property in Waldron first, but I bought a homestead six months ago in NW Arkansas instead and love it here. Enjoyed seeing Waldron again.
What town in nw arkansas?
Outside Clarksville
Looks like small town USA. You have most of what you need . I know that things seen slow but you have the old big houses ,the little houses and the ones needing work . Love downtown areas.
Hello Mike, thank you for the historical background this tour was a very nice surprise really enjoy it however I would not wish to live in that kind of town too depressing I would rather live in the country. The angle was great got to see a lot., wishing you a great Friday. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thanks for the tour, it was a nice drive around Waldron, I like seeing the old buildings and the amenities of the town.
Always fascinated by the historical backgrounds. I watched cab views from planes trains and the Yukon train was awesome. I also found a video that followed the old tracks the wagons left going west. In Europe, the engineering for railroads and ski lifts is awesome. Now I found some more in Italy that's like an elevator that is underground and goes from level of the streets to another even travelling sideways and straight up. Trams that fly through narrow Portugese streets. The world is a fascinating place - if one cares to look. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for the tour of the town. I really enjoyed watching it. Wish our price of gas was $2.69 a gallon. Now the price of eggs was ridiculous. For that price they should have delivered them right to your front door. 😂
Grew up in Butler, Illinois. Town of 300 and disappearing fast. Mostly farming. They have no bars, no gas station,no post office. Grade school is closed that was replaced by new school in 1963. Now a rental. I have 1 brother that lives a old homestead my dad bought in 1950 from his four brothers and sisters. Bought land for 100 an acre for 160 acres. Farm now is worth over a million. Dad paid farm off when he was 77 years old. Lots of small town dying.
Thanks for having us tag along!! Our gas here in Spokane Wa just dropped to $3.84!! God Bless and have Great Weekend!! 😊❤🌹
Thanks for the tour of Waldron! Enjoyed the trip!
Born and raised in Waldron. Class of '07. Moved away 2011. Still have family that live there. Worked at James' in '06 and Food Center before it went out of business back in '05. Sonic was across the tracks on 71 close to Guy Taylor's shop last I lived there. I think all the former graduate's names are still engraved in the cement at the Park by the B&G Club. Been a while but doesn't look like much has changed.
Hi Mike! Well that was a nice video! I ike that little town! Pretty much everything in it that you need, even a hospital! Nothing wrong if you have to go once a month or so to the next larger city to buy groceries! I lived like that in SC- even "worst" lo All we had in the country community was 2 gas stations with a tiny conveinience tore attached and of cuz a liquer store/propane filling station. A car wash and 3 fishcamps where you could eat and order to-go (I cooked in one for over a year) Nice place!
Its sad what the big stores have done to peoples' livelihoods and communitites.
Waldron seems like a neat place. I like the old school traffic light. I like the old theatre. It looks self-sufficient with its own hospital. I hope you have a library. Few choices create high prices. I'm sorry about that.
Grew up in Boles. Went to school in Waldron. Class of "83"
Hi dogman thanks so much for the tour off the town I really happy for that now I can make up my mind about Arkansas.
Im going to do a few more local towns soon.
Thanks for posting this. Enjoyed checking out the town. I'd still like to move out your way but we'll see.
That was an interesting video Mike , would like you to do the same trip in the summer . Can't get over how quiet the roads are .
My small town is very similar. A few more people, but not many. $2.69 for gas, is a bargain compared to ours at $3.89. Diesel for my truck is still close to $6.00 a gallon. Don't go much of anywhere because of that.
An enjoyable ride through you're country town.A peaceful area
Happy trails Mike...thanks for the Tourism of wardron it was nice to see your hood the shops are very spread out over there I havent seen that since I was a kid.
Thank you for the tour of one of my all time favorite cities, Mike! Have a blessed week!
That was an interesting trip Mike. Like many a small town all over the country. Some are great others suck, depends on the people that run them & live in ‘em, lol. I enjoyed getting the tour, thanks for showing it to us. 👍🏽🇺🇸
Our Walmart went up on eggs ,two ladies walked out because they wouldn't pay $5 for eggs at walmart. I did get a 36 pack. For $11. They had empty spots where the big 60 pack used to be and they had gone up $4 according to the shelf price.
Thanks for the tour, looks like a nice little town.
I love seeing small American towns. Do this again. Thanks Mike. Cheers!
I got my eggs for $1.99 with a digital store coupon. It wasn’t that long ago that I thought that price was ridiculous for eggs.
Nice Little Old Town ❤Thank You Mike for Sharing And Narrating ❤
I appreciate you doing this video. I'm subscribed to a few RUclips channels including Bobblehead and Apricate Tiny House:) I'm purchasing a small piece of property not far from there and my sister lives in Winslow:) I look occasionally for homes for sale in the Waldron, Winslow areas because I'd possibly like to move there to be closer to my sis.
That's not a bad town at all, Thanks for the tour Dogman
Used to be a great town but the truth is and i dont know if he gose into anything about this place but it is infested in drugs now . Im 60 years old and lived here all my life. My family has owned the farm i live on now since about 1875 . We used to have a saw mill a furniture factory and it was a thriving place and had good people here but as bad as i hate to disapoint any one Waldron is not what it once was
Thanks for the tour! We are moving to the Waldron area soon. Buying a piece of land a couple miles out Manorcrest Road to live in our 5th wheel in retirement. Maybe see you around town.
Cool! send me a message
Throughly enjoyed the tour.ty
Last time I was in Waldron was 1956.
Nothings changed!
Thanks for the tour!
Hey Mike, I was in the Kitchen and heard you say something about young men??? I think i will move there if any young men show up, ok?? Let me know. BUT they can't be a Pot Smoker, No Drinker, Pipe Smoker ok if they Smoke the Black Cherry Blend, No Argaring, No Temper and Love Doggies and Kitty's. Like a Glass of Wine with Dinner and keep their bedroom clean and do their own Laundry, Get Groceries and Shower Daily. Must be a good Cook!! Did i leave anything out??? 🤣 LMBO!!!! -----Great Video Mike!!! Love the scenery. 😊
I think your out of luck Betty, Never heard of such a man! Shower daily?? LOL Every 3rd Saturday night of the month is best I can do!
@@ouachitamountainliving 😂 Well, at least your showering twice a week then. At your young age,you don't want to over do it!!😅
Oh Wait??? 3rd Saturday of the Month?? I read that wrong. Wholly Crap!!! 🙄😷😂
@@D31taD4wn Only in the summer, I can pretty much go all winter without one!
@@ouachitamountainliving Well It is cold in the winter and you could catch a bad cold. And there is lots of cornstarch that keeps the itching down and vinigar to heal the sores... lol!!
Tax here in Ontario, Canada is 13%. I love small towns. Did you mention a Library???? I think Harps needs some competition. I hate spending above what I know I can get somewhere else, but there you would be spending even more on gas. So If say I took a trip out of town to Walmart, I would stock up on whatever I could, as long as I had the money mind you, and I be canning whatever I could, that for sure. Oshawa was a small town, but people that work in Toronto, are moving to Oshawa, Courtice & Bowmanville, they just keep building new homes, I would not buy one, as they not made like the olden days. I bought a upright freezer before Bradley was born and it is still running and Brad is 32 yrs old, So I have had that freezer maybe 33 yrs, Same with Christmas tree, bought at Canadian Tire before Brad was born and just put in garbage last winter, cause I did not want a 6ft. tree anymore. I better touch wood after talking about my freezer lol We do have housing program, if you want to wait 15 years for apartment, geared to your income. They say that our population is going to grow. I was born and raised in Toronto, so I guess you say I city girl, but not true, I like wide open places, i hate people staring at me, very shy I am, makes me feel uncomfortable, I rarely go out, you know the saying Home is my Happy Place, well you got me there, it sure is.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharimg.
Hey Mike how u doing today.nice video of your town.👌👌👌👌👌✌🤚👋
Thanks for the tour of Waldron Mike!
Nice tour of the town. The only thing I have against Waldon is I've heard there is a crazy guy named Mike that lives a few miles away!
Crazy lives 14 miles away
@@ouachitamountainliving Oh that's cool, you've heard of him too!
Thx for the tour Mike! Must’ve been a doozy of a town back 😊in the day.
I really enjoyed that! I live in a fairly big city in California, and we NEVER see that much open space. It’s a true slice of Americana.
That was very interesting, I really enjoyed it:) 🇨🇦
Harps is employee owned. Small town carrying charge is what it is. The Farther from freeway the higher prices get.
A lot of my early memories are from Mansfield and Waldron
I enjoyed the tour. I love small town living since I grew up in the Lake of the Ozarks backwoods.
I would love to move to the area of Booneville or Waldron. I think there was a sawmill in Waldron in the 70's that my uncle took his pulp wood too. How are the property taxes in that area?
The property taxes and traffic in Texas are killing me. Ready to move.
Cool tour! 👍
Holy smokes! 2. 69 for gas. I would love to pay 2.69 for gas. That being said, our groceries are low and NO SALES TAX. So it all balances out. We are retired and it costs about 75.00 to fill up for gas but that gas will last 3 months. I would love 2,69 a gallon tho.
I'm enjoying this video. Nice compact small town. I could enjoy a simpler existence. 😊
The only thing is occasionally mixing up left and right and the golf course is not by the high school. I am one of the ones that were born here and I enjoyed the tour.
Great tour Mike. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for showing this. It reminds me of small southern Ohio towns. Despite Waldron’s decline, it remains a livable area for average Americans. (especially compared to crime blighted urban areas of the U.S.).
I liked the ride through town! Very interesting history!
What a great little town! Enjoyed the video very much! Thanks for taking us along!
That was fun and Interesting. Thanks
Very good Mike well done
Nice outing and refreshing. Small towns can offer the best of living sometimes. Thank you for showing us around☺
Cool town you got there 😊
Thanks Mike. Loved the tour. What about buying your eating eggs from Jeff?
Love town views
I really enjoyed this, i always like to get the view of someone who lives there. I was surprised at how young the pop is, also surprised at the low income when there is a big chicken company in town. I need to get some end of life things set up too, no sense in leaving a legal mess to be cleaned up. I'm starting with POA so final bills get pd, accounts closed ect w/o trouble. Thanks for this vid.
Cool video brother 💚
Hey if your around Saturday, I need help to load those big heavy posts I have to take to Mama vs on Sunday.Let me know
Looks like rural SW Va. towns although bigger than most it seems.
Hey Mike where Drew I've not seen his videos for awhile.wow you got alot rain
Guess Him and Jeff quit youtube, they must have struck it rich,they dont do videos anymore.
Thank you for the tour of the town/neighborhood. 11% ❓❓ Was that for sales tax❓ I sure hope not. MICHIGAN is 6%. Some very nice home's. And some fixer uppers. Espically, with your talents, you could fix a home And rent it out. Hard job being a Land Lord sometimes. I appreciate your help, showing us around the neighborhood.
BLESSED CHRISTMAS 🌻🌹🥀👍🤟🤟🤟 FROM S E MICHIGAN 🀄🀄🀄🥀👍🌻
Interesting, thanks for the ride along!
Good tour for a yucky rainy day.
Super cool video, thanks Dogman
Awesome!👍🇨🇦😎
Home..... up in Missouri right now , was kinda unofficially ran out of town after my grandfather (Wayne or Chief) passed last December as locals didn't understand my religion
As well as no good paying jobs other than a few
Like that the town is not to very over commercialized. History part is nice.
Always wanted to find me a small town to live.
Thanks for the tour always nice to see different areas. No to the Buffett not on the diet! 😝
Nothing wrong with old country towns. Sad most old towns the youngsters grow up and leave to find jobs. Stores that are local and not a chain don't have the buying power of the large chains. They don't sell enough items to barely pay for the overhead of the store.
They have 115 stores in 5 states and pharmacs.They have always been price gougers,
I live in Waldron also and your not kidding about the expensive grocery store. When Waldron mart left that store went hog wild on their prices
Yes they did Robert, They must think we are backwood idiots to not see what is going on! Harps is what is wrong with this country I served.Greed is a epidemic!
As a matter of fact, I may travel to several harps and compare prices,make a video about it.But then Im going to be banned from there.Oh well
Jeff has 420 hens and you're being robbed?
Adel, Ga. WM today has 18 count for $6.00+tax.
Still too high.
Hit's fitna get ugly. Fast.
Thanks for the ride!
Nice place to call home.
You have a Sonic and airthang.
I get closterphobia in F.D.😬
Have a great weekend doing your thang.
See you on the next one!
✌🏻💖🙏🏻🇺🇸🇮🇱✝️🎄🤜🏻
Jeff keeps his eggs and havent seen nor heard from him in 6 weeks
Bummer.
I hope he hasn't checked out and no one knows it.
I haven't seen him comment on mutual friends lives.🤔
@@jesusislord2457 Seen him drive by 2 days ago, his phone is disconnected
Please, call me Barb
Come to think of it, I haven't seen Drew and Lynzie commenting anywhere. 🤔
It'll come out in the wash... ✌🏻
Nice little community.
too bad with the tax rate, it’s hurting the people that can’t afford it.
good job on the will. still dealing with my moms estate with no will… if you don’t have anything (don’t own property and no money to speak of)it doesn’t matter so much.
have a will and don’t hoarde or hang on to everything you’ve ever owned. the estate sale made some money but cost a lot of money too(thousands). that is a massively huge burden to leave people.
Glad you started the process of writing a Will. The more you can leave to people and causes you care for and the less to the government, the better.
Thanks for the tour. You can leave your place to us. We wouldnt mind at all to " have to deal with it" , lol. Good to get that stuff done ahead of time though.
Hi there
And no small town see you next time
I hate Harps They don't even have Cane Syrup! we got one in Danville they have those little carts and still cost over $200 to fil them up!
Cheers from the Fort.
Scott theater is the oldest operating theatre in the state of AR it was built in 1930. I’m also from waldron
Never really thought about writing to YT, the few people I enjoy who aren't phony, lol. I'm plain, simple, but honest.
I grew up off highway 250. I miss Waldron but not the crime, drugs and lack of jobs.
Theres no crime or drugs! There ARE jobs, but Kids dont want them
Your town is about as depressing as mine. I live out in the country, near Waverly, Tn.
This is fun, thank you.
Mr Dogman did you work for the Owens' Family?
No
Thnx. For the tour. Why didn't you buy your eggs from Jeff? 11 percent sales tax? Outrageous. Poor you. Have a good rest of the day. 😄
Nice video and a nice drive>
Good ol Harps 😐 went there earlier and paid $4.48 for a dozen large eggs. I need my own chickens 😂
I have chickens, they arent laying right now
3.54 in central ny for gallon of gas
I live in Waldron