In 1830, William Bard Edrington and John Price Edrington bartered with Indians and took possession of a small group of huts along the Mississippi River, and by 1833, settlers had built log structures on the riverbank, which became a landing for travelers moving up and down the river. The settlement was established as Plum Point in 1837, and in 1853, with 250 residents and a half dozen businesses, it was incorporated as Osceola.
It was the original county seat of Mississippi County and remains one of two county seats, after Blytheville was named a dual county seat in 1901. Osceola is famous for its role in the development of blues music, and many famous blues musicians either came from Osceola or performed there. The town features a 1912 Neo-Classical courthouse, bordered by the Hale Avenue Historic District and other structures on the National Historic Register of Historic Places.
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East Hale Avenue, Osceola, Ark.
Description
This black and white postcard depicts a view of East Hale Avenue in Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas, in the early 1900s.
Physical Description
Black and White Postcard: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Subjects
Postcards; Streets; Cities & towns;
Geographical Area
Oseola, Mississippi County. (Ark.)
Language
English
Local Identifier
AHC G5034.2
Digital Resource
Image
Digital Collection
Arkansas Postcards
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation
East Hale Avenue, Osceola, Arkansas, postcard, G5034.2, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights and Usage
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
