History of 1st baptist church of bauxite, arkansas. Most of the company town no longer exists except for the community center. Location, general geology, and previous investigations. Bauxite an offwhite, grayish, brown, yellow, or reddishbrown rock composed of a mixture of various. In arkansas, the aluminumenriched soils are the result of the decomposition and lateritic weathering of nepheline syenite, an intrusive igneous rock. According to thomas leonard watson in the book a preliminary report on the bauxite deposits of arkansas, the bauxite deposits of arkansas were first discovered by. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. Find arkansas history lesson plans and teaching resources. The most common aluminumbearing minerals in bauxite are gibbsite aloh3, boehmite alooh, and diaspore alooh. The bryant hornets had beaten the bauxite miners, and before the. Arkansas state symbols grades k2 this presentation provides a fun and interactive way to teach students about arkansas state symbols. Search the history of over 411 billion web pages on the internet. Bauxite high school bhs is a comprehensive public high school located in bauxite, arkansas, united states. Doug was born on april 15, 1942 and passed away on thursday, april 18, 2019.
Bauxite high school, bauxite, arkansas 1977 yearbook staff of bauxite high school on. Mining of bauxite for metal production began in 1898 and was continuous for that purpose until 1982. Investigation of arkansas bauxite paperback january 1, 1948. Bauxite arkansas following the discovery of extensive bauxite ore deposits in 1887, an ore drying plant was located here by the pittsburgh reduction co. Bauxite, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the free.
According to ernie deanes arkansas place names, the pittsburg reduction company is credited as founder of the town named for the famous ore in 1907. Bauxite in arkansas is an article from science, volume 17. I love all the history and if you like bauxit3e you like to come and learn more about bauxite it is good for a family or. Because of changing domestic and world economic market conditions, 1982 was the last year in which bauxite was mined in arkansas for aluminum metal.
Bauxite, arkansas if not for the nowghost town of bauxite, america might have lost world war ii, and it definitely would be smiling less without fluoride in its toothpaste. Posts about arkansas history written by jennifernadams. Bauxite restaurants and places to eat bauxite, ar aarp. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in bauxite, arkansas. Bauxite is a town in saline county, arkansas, united states. Bauxite historical association and museum register. Posts about bauxite arkansas written by jennifernadams. Primary usa deposits were located in arkansas, where production started in about 1894 and ceased in 1985.
Browse the most recent bauxite, arkansas obituaries and condolences. The towns population boomed during expanded aluminum production during world war ii and shrank rapidly with output of the ore. The town is named for the mineral bauxite, the source ore for aluminum, which was found in abundant quantities in the area and became a source of. The historical marker standing outside of the bauxite history museum in what used to be the bauxite community hall, part of a local bicentennial historic preservation project in 1976. Bauxite, the ore from which the town derives its name, and which is a key component in the production of aluminum, was discovered in great abundance in this area of central arkansas in 1887. The mineral character and mineral and chemical characteristics of arkansas bauxite. Im honored to be part of a very special benefit concert saturday, august 17th at the bauxite historical museum. Bauxite an aluminum oreis an important natural resource of arkansas and was named as its official mineral in 1967. Cooking can be as enjoyable as eating at a restaurant.
The school provides secondary education in grades 9 through 12 for students encompassing 86. Located within central arkansas, the town is named for bauxite, the source ore for aluminium, which was found in abundant quantities in the area and became a source of aluminium refining. It had been awhile since ive been there and i had stopped to search for a few books. Discover librarianselected research resources on arkansas history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Bauxite je grad u americkoj saveznoj drzavi arkanzas. Osnovni podaci drzava sjedinjene americke drzave savezna drzava arkanzas okrug. Unknown author see all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Arkansas has become a leading producer of poultry, raising over one billion broiler chickens a year. Froudes book, short studies on great subjects, printed in 1855. List of books and articles about arkansas history online research. Huge arkansas quartz crystal point arrowhead crystal. Designed by jean desses of paris, it is one of only two such garments in existence.
Bauxite, arkansas project gutenberg selfpublishing. In the arkansas deposits, diaspore has not been reported. Australia is the largest producer of bauxite, followed by china. Bauxites vary physically according to the origin and geologic history of their deposits. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. Around 70 to 80 percent of the dry bauxite production in the world is processed into alumina. This historic marker preserves the history of this important mining town and closeknit community that the companytown system created. Early arkansas and the louisiana purchase, chronicles the people and land of arkansas, between the signing of the louisiana purchase in 1803, leading up to arkansas. The community hall building houses the bauxite historical museum. It will be made into aluminum in the electrolysis process.
It is a mixture and rock, comprised of iron and aluminum hydroxidesoxides. The towns population boomed during expanded aluminium production during world war ii and shrank rapidly with output of the ore. The bauxite historical association and museum register was donated to the special collections department, university of arkansas libraries, on july 14, 2005, by melba shepard of bauxite, arkansas, on behalf of the bauxite historical association and museum. Located within central arkansas, the town is named for bauxite, the source ore for aluminum, which was found in abundant quantities in the area and became a source of aluminum refining. Bauxite historical association museum bauxite, arkansas. Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminum and is a mixture of aluminum oxides and hydroxides that formed from intense chemical weathering of a soil in tropical environments. Restaurants around bauxite bauxite, ar aarp in your city. Bauxite historical association museum 6706 benton rd. Blasting of esp units, reynolds plant, bauxite, ar july 1996. Soils formed under these conditions are termed laterites.
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Bauxite historical association museum 2020 all you need. Discover librarianselected research resources on arkansas history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Whether you no longer have your own copy or want to surprise someone with a unique gift. According to ernie deanes arkansas place names, the pittsburg reduction company is credited as founder of the town named for the famous ore in 1907, though the general bauxite company had opened a mine and plant a few years earlier in 1897. The story of bauxite saline county is largely the story of the bauxite mining industry. The mining industry is gone today but the town remains a thriving community. The process of making aluminum in the past was by heating the bauxite ore with potassium or. The states most important mineral products are petroleum, bromine and bromine compounds, and natural gas, and it is the nations leading bauxite producer. A historical analysis of the socioeconomic forces which shaped a. It is part of the little rocknorth little rockconway metropolitan statistical area. Bauxite historical association and museum encyclopedia of.
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The world war ii era was the most important in the history of bauxite. Froudes book, short studies on great subjects, printed. Bauxite museum and teeth, bauxite, arkansas roadside america. The bauxite city hall, located in bauxite, ar, provides municipal services for residents of bauxite. Doug was a resident of bauxite, arkansas at the time of passing.
Bauxite for most of its history, bauxite was not really a town. Bauxite historical association museum 2020 all you need to know. List of books and articles about arkansas history online. Today the community center houses the bauxite museum, dedicated to the history of. This copy is a softcover reprint of a previously owned high school yearbook. Old redfield road is said to be extremely active with the spirit set. It is one of five public high schools in saline county and the only senior high. Geology of the arkansas bauxite region usgs publications. Byrd powell, who noted the peculiar character of this rock in fourche cove, now the granite mountain area of pulaski county, but did not recognize its true nature. Although aluminium demand is rapidly increasing, known reserves of its bauxite ore are sufficient to meet the worldwide demands for aluminium for many centuries. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The building houses government offices, including the bauxite legislative body, and provides public records, government services, and information about bauxite services.