The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The city was originally settled as the community of Elmot Landing in the 1880s next to the Mississippi River. By 1897, the town had moved inland, behind the federal levee and was incorporated as Luxora, named after the daughter of a local businessman.
During World War II, the Civil Aeronautics Authority operated an intermediate landing field in the vicinity of Luxora. This field was also utilized by Air Cadets at Blytheville Army Airfield and Walnut Ridge Army Air Field during the war.
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Start Luxora’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Luxora’s history is told.
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Luxora, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Luxora is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Luxora has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Burdette School Complex Historic District in Burdette, 3.9 miles away.
Luxora and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.