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Cushman’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cushman is a city in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 433 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 452 to 433 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cushman yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cushman, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cushman is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cushman has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dry Run Bridge in Bethesda, 3.6 miles away.

Cushman and the nearest listed places

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Dry Run BridgeSpring MillZachariah Ford HouseDr. Paul H. Jeffery House and OfficeThomas M. Hess HouseH. J. Doughtery House

Closest to Cushman

Dry Run BridgeBethesda · Structure3.6miSpring MillCushman · Building4miZachariah Ford HousePleasant Grove · Building5.1miDr. Paul H. Jeffery House and OfficeBethesda · Building5.2miThomas M. Hess HousePleasant Grove · Building7.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dry Run Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Cushman?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Cushman’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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