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Greek Amphitheatre at Southern Arkansas University

Columbia County

Magnolia A&M's class of 1936 voted to build an amphitheater as its gift to the school. National Youth Administration workers did the labor between 1936 and 1938, and the stage was ready enough for a performance of Antigone on May 14, 1936, for Arkansas's centennial.

Kind of place
Schools, gyms and job training
Built by
National Youth Administration (NYA)
When
1936 to 1938
Where
Columbia County
Still there?
Not confirmed lately

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Sources

Part of Rediscovering Arkansas’s New Deal, a public map of 1930s New Deal work across all 75 counties. Updated 2026-10-14.