The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Early industry in Benton included a salt works opened in 1827, pottery making from local deposits of kaolin beginning around 1900, and logging and furniture making from surrounding timber. It had a racetrack preceding Oaklawn as early as 1838.
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