The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Amity was founded in 1847 by several pioneer families from the Mount Bethel area of Clark County under the leadership of William F. Browning, who served as the Clark County surveyor from 1846 until his death in 1854. The group settled along the Caddo River, drawn to the area by an abundance of rich bottomland and fresh water. Browning constructed a two-story log house just west of Caney Creek, which soon became the center of the expanding community. It was Browning who gave Amity its name.
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1 historic place in Amity
1 place in Amity is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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