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New Deal places in Craighead County
11 New Deal places in Craighead County are on the map. Art and murals (1); Courthouses, post offices and city halls (2); Schools, gyms and job training (3); Libraries, armories and community buildings (1); Water, dams and utilities (1); Roads and bridges (1); Forests, fire towers and conservation (1); CCC camps (1). 10 have a full story with sources.
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Art and murals 1
- Pocahontas post office mural
Louis Freund's 1939 mural tells Pocahontas history in one picture: Davidsonville, where Arkansas's first post office opened in 1817; a mill on the Eleven Point River around 1835; and the busy river town of about 1900 with its courthouse and the big Biggers Hotel.
Courthouses, post offices and city halls 2
- Craighead County Courthouse
Jonesboro's courthouse burned three times in the 1800s.
- Old Craighead County Jail
This yellow brick jail with Art Deco touches was a Public Works Administration project finished in 1939.
Schools, gyms and job training 3
- Arkansas State University Building
This Arkansas State University building was built by the Public Works Administration in 1936 as a teacher training school.
- Arkansas State University Business Building
Built in 1939 with Public Works Administration money as the college's science building, this is now Arkansas State University's Business Building.
- Nursing and Health Professions Building
This Arkansas State University building began as the Common Building, one of nine built on campus during the Depression; it is one of four that remain.
Libraries, armories and community buildings 1
- Earl Bell Community Center
Jonesboro architect Elmer A.
Water, dams and utilities 1
- Monette Water Tower
Monette's first water system was finished in November 1936, with just over five miles of pipe and 141 homes signed up.
Roads and bridges 1
- Bridge Street Viaduct
This 558-foot Art Deco viaduct carries Bridge Street over three rail lines in Jonesboro.
Forests, fire towers and conservation 1
- Craighead Forest Park
In 1937 Jonesboro's Young Men's Civic Club started work on a community park.
CCC camps 1
Places come from public inventories and are being checked one by one. Know one we missed, or one that’s gone? Open it on the map and use “Been here? Is it still standing?”. Updated 2026-10-14. Printed from dylanedgell.com/arkansas-new-deal