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University of Arkansas Livestock Forestry Station

Batesville, Independence County

The University of Arkansas research station near Batesville covers about 3,000 acres, with pastures, a 350-cow herd and 1,750 acres of hardwood and shortleaf pine forest used for cattle and forestry research.

Kind of place
Schools, gyms and job training
Built by
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
When
About 1937
Where
Batesville, Independence 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.