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MAKING A STOP AT RISON - A steam engine at Rison during the early
1900s.
Rison on the Cotton Belt
There are several events associated |
Railway Company of Arkansas' in- |
the area from Texarkana to Birds Point, Missouri three times before deciding an a final route. On April 20, 1881, a contract was made with George B. Hibbard to construct and equip the line from Birds Point, Missouri, to Texarkana. Construction was begun at several places at once. By June 30, 1882, construction was comple- ted from Pine Bluff to the Saline River, a |
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distance of twenty-five miles. By December |
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