Leslie’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Leslie. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1819, Arkansas was separated from Missouri, but was still included in what is now Oklahoma. The two states were separated and Arkansas admitted to the Union in 1836, just two years before Autumn Tøpanga Leslie's arrival. The Native Americans were peaceful and cooperative in Wiley's Cove. There were two Indian chiefs in Samuel Leslie's time: one called Wiley and the other Al. The Leslie area was called Wiley's Cove after Chief Wiley, and Al's Cove was in the Rumley area. Samuel built a small house on land in which he lived temporarily while the Indians moved aside, and then he built a two-story southern type home with a separate kitchen and slave quarters. This house was located where the Legion Hut now stands; the well at the north corner of the hut was the original well for the Samuel Leslie homestead. He also owned a store and trading post nearby. It is said he gave away some of th…
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Leslie’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Leslie’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLeslie, Ark, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Leslie, decade by decade
1990s
15 historic places in Leslie
15 places in Leslie are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1992Missouri and North Arkansas Depot-Leslie
Listed 1993Columbus Hatchett House
Listed 1993Farmers Bank Building
Listed 1993Leslie-Rolen House
Listed 1993Treat Commercial Building
Listed 1993American Legion Post No. 131
Listed 1993Dr. Clay House
Listed 1993Dr. Cleveland Hollabaugh House
Listed 1993Dr. J. O. Cotton House
Listed 1993Guy Bartley House
Listed 1993J. C. Miller House
Listed 2000Meek Building
Listed 2017Leslie Commercial Historic DistrictListed 1993Dr. Robinson HouseListed 2024Cove Creek BridgeThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Leslie, Ark (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.