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History · Diamondhead

Diamondhead’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Diamondhead is a city in Garland and Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. Established as a 2,300 acres (930 ha) gated retirement community with golf course and other amenities, residents voted to incorporate in 2024. Diamondhead is located on Lake Catherine, adjacent to Lake Catherine State Park, and within the Hot Springs–Malvern Combined Statistical Area.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Diamondhead 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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Diamondhead, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Diamondhead is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Diamondhead has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lake Catherine State Park-Bridge No. 2 in Diamondhead, 1.3 miles away.

Diamondhead and the nearest listed places

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Lake Catherine State Park-Bridge No. 2Lake Catherine State Park-Nature CabinBelding-Gaines CemeteryCabin No. 1Lake Catherine State Park-Cabin No. 3Lake Catherine State Park-Cabin No. 2

Closest to Diamondhead

Lake Catherine State Park-Bridge No. 2Diamondhead · Structure1.3miLake Catherine State Park-Nature CabinJones Mills · Building2.3miBelding-Gaines CemeteryHot Springs · Site2.3miCabin No. 1Jones Mills · Built 19412.6miLake Catherine State Park-Cabin No. 3Jones Mills · Building2.6mi

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. Lake Catherine State Park-Bridge No. 2’s page links to a real one.
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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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📜 Hot Springs📜 Malvern📜 Rockport📜 Lonsdale
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