Auvergne is a community in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. It had a train depot that was destroyed in an 1894 storm. Dr. M. M. Erwin lived in the community. It had a post office. The Arkansas legislature passed a bill restricting the distribution of spirits in the Town of Auvergne.[1]

The area was a hub of agriculture and timber industries and contains a graveyard.[2][3] Pickens Black Jr owned a farm in the area and was the second African American pilot to be licensed to fly in the United States.[4][5]

Colonel James T. Henderson raised jersey cattle in the area.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Acts". Printers to the State. December 25, 1889 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  3. ↑ "Harold D. Grady". Tensas gazette. March 20, 2002. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Flying Farmer". Indianapolis Recorder. September 18, 1948. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Arkansas Airplane Pilot Gets License". The Pittsburgh Courier. 1932-12-03. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  6. ↑ "RURAL AND WORKMAN". December 25, 1890 – via Google Books.


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