Westside Community Guide

2020 West Washington County Directory – 21 RURAL LIVING EXPERTS AND MUCH MORE FARMS • HOMES • LAND EQUIPMENT • LIVESTOCK STORM SHELTERS • & MORE! Savannah Dickinson 479-524-6754 myaglender.com 111 Main St. S.E. Gravette, AR General & Cosmetic Dentistry 479-787-6671 GRAVETTE FARMERS MARKET •Locally Grown Produce • Freshly Baked Goods • Jams & Jellies • Fresh Eggs • Local Honey • Locally Grown Pork & Beef Located at: Gravette Old Town Park, 110 Park Drive Most vendors can now accept WIC market vouchers and Senior Nutrition vouchers. ThANK you! Hiwasse Hiwassee, although considered part of the Gravette community, still maintains its own identity in Northwest Arkansas. Hiwasse was another early settlement in Arkansas and was known for its apple production, not unlike several other communities in the area. One of the highlighting features of the town is the five-acre Hiwasse Park that features a playground, large pavilion, and quarter-mile walking trail. e renovated Hiwasse Community Building is another fixture in the town that not only can be utilized by residents, but also has displays of memorabilia that educates and celebrates the town's history. Hiwasse also hosts the annual Hiwasse Fall Festival that includes food, games, live music, pumpkin painting, and a chili cook-off. Maysville Maysville is considered one of the oldest settlements in the area, as well as the westernmost, as it sits almost directly on the Arkansas- Oklahoma border. It was originally named Beatie's Prairie, but was later renamed Maysville aer John Martin May. e town is the site of the Civil War Battle of Maysville and was home to Camp Walker, where recruits from Western Arkansas and the Indian Nation were trained. Maysville also has two buildings, a schoolhouse and farmhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Springtown Springtown is just that, a town with springs. It was named because of a natural spring that ran through the town and was also the source of Flint Creek. Springtown was once considered a prosperous town in the late 1800's when it had several stores, mills, churches, hotel, blacksmiths, shoemakers, and doctors. e town experienced a massive decline when the railroad bypassed the town and residents and businesses relocated. Today, the town still maintains a presence in the area and locals still frequent the headwaters of Flint Creek. Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs is situated near the Arkansas-Missouri border and was named based on the numerous mineral springs in the area believed to have healing properties. e town has several places listed on the National Register of Historic Places including the Sulphur Springs Old School Complex Historic District and the Sulphur Springs Park Reserve, which is the site of some of the original springs. Visitors to the area can have a one-of-a-kind experience at the Old Spanish Treasure Cave, where you can take guided tours through the cavern that legend says Spanish Conquistadors once filled with hidden treasure. e attraction also offers an underground movie theater, gem stone panning, and a gi and rock shop located inside of a more than 150-year-old log cabin.

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