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History · Mount Holly

Mount Holly’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Mount Holly. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Mount Holly is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Mount Holly is located at the junction of Arkansas highways 57 and 160, 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of El Dorado. Mount Holly has a post office with ZIP code 71758. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 123.

Half of its homes were built before 2021.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mount Holly 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Holly’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Mount Holly

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Ne-YoNe-YoCamden · 19 miBarbara HendricksBarbara HendricksStephens · 10 miTommy TubervilleTommy TubervilleCamden · 19 miCPCharles PortisEl Dorado · 18 miDaniel GaffordDaniel GaffordEl Dorado · 18 miJames AndersonJames AndersonJunction City · 24 mi
By decade

Mount Holly, 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 Mount Holly is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mount Holly has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18 in Mount Holly, 7.5 miles away.

Mount Holly and the nearest listed places

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Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18Mt. Prospect Methodist ChurchW. H. Allen HouseLester And Haltom No. 1 Well SiteWillett HouseDennis and Christine Garrison House

Closest to Mount Holly

Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18Mount Holly · Building7.5miMt. Prospect Methodist ChurchStephens · Building8.5miW. H. Allen HouseMount Holly · Building9miLester And Haltom No. 1 Well SiteStephens · Site9.2miWillett HouseSmackover · Building9.4mi

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. Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Mount Holly?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Mount Holly’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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📜 Stephens📜 Louann📜 Smackover📜 McNeil
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