12/17/2025
Support our museum !
WHAT? Support the museum this holiday as we raise money 💰 to pay for a new roof, which will fix our leaks!
HOW? By purchasing a copy or the paperback book 📕 entitled “Images of Prairie County” by Bill Sayger and Debbie Cook (musuem director) -see pic and info below!
This book contains beautiful historical images of the entire county!
HOW MUCH? Special $25 Xmas 🎅 Sale (FREE shipping) and the perfect 👌 stocking stuffer!
***Same price as Amazon but free shipping and Amazon does NOT pay us a dime for any sales.***
To order, please send $25 check or money order to (with your return address):
Arnold Family Foundation
58 Wellington PL
Cabot, AR 72023
Or Cash App to $bestprepaid
Or Venmo to -Arnold-18
If you use Venmo or CashApp, please include your mailing adress in the memo line.
More info on this amazing 🤩 book:
Prairie County was aptly named when it was organized in 1846, as a large portion of its southern end was covered with prairie grass at the time. In 1904, W.H. Fuller raised the first successful rice crop on the Grand Prairie, and today the state is the largest producer of rice in the nation. Soybeans, corn, and cotton are also important crops in the county.
Hunters and fishermen are drawn to the White and Cache River National Wildlife Refuges and other areas, giving the local economy a considerable boost. Following westward expansion and the forced removal of (or "push to remove") Native Americans, Prairie County was settled primarily by whites from other Southern states and built with their established slave system.
During the Civil War, large numbers of Union troops were stationed at DeValls Bluff to protect the port and railhead there, which was crucial to their operations. From 1880 to around 1910, there was a large influx of English, German, and Eastern Europeans or their descendants to the southern half of the county, contributing to the rich history of the county.rg ans sme
