Created from a portion of Crawford County in 1837; Franklin County is divided by the Arkansas River into two sections; each with its own county seat: Ozark in the North and Charleston in the South. Northern Franklin County is remote; mysterious; and beautiful; while the southern area enjoys graceful and vastly productive prairie lands. The combination of fertile soil and mild climate in the Ozark Mountains produces fruit; vineyards; precious stones; granite; and forests. Evocative images such as the young girls posing in the Altus schoolyard paint a poignant and revealing picture of everyday life in Franklin County. Coal mining played a large part in the lives of residents; and photographs of soot-covered miners display the hardships of this difficult work. With over two hundred photographs gathered from local collections; this book illustrates the history and culture of Franklin County in vivid detail; with captions that are both entertaining and informative.
#3842102 in eBooks 2012-09-03 2012-09-03File Name: B009C8U7CW
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