Booneville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Booneville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city was founded in 1828 when Walter Cauthron, an early explorer of the Arkansas Territory, built a log cabin and store along the Petit Jean River. By some accounts, he intended to name the community as "Bonneville" for friend Benjamin Bonneville, but the spelling and name were later changed. Another theory is that the name was to honor Daniel Boone, a friend of the Logan family for whom the county is named.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Booneville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Booneville’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCirca 1900 Booneville Ice Plant, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Booneville
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Booneville, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Circa 1900 Booneville Ice Plant (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.