“The Lee Bunch Post #22 was formed in Clarksville in February 1919 when fifteen veterans applied to form a Johnson County post. It was named for Bunch, a resident of Batson who was the first Johnson Countian to die in… read more
The bridge carrying Arkansas 164 over Horsehead Creek, twelve miles northwest of Clarksville, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.
The historic post office in Clarksville, Arkansas was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department fund. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
This 5′ x 10′ oil-on-canvas mural entitled “How Happy Was the Occasion” was painted by Mary M. Purser in 1939. Her husband, Stuart Purser, painted murals for the Carrolton, AL; Leland, MS; Ferriday & Gretna, LA post offices. “Mary May… read more