Iron Through the Hills: Rails over the Rivers & Ridges of the Arkansas Ozarks

Name: Iron Through the Hills: Rails over the Rivers & Ridges of the Arkansas Ozarks
Start: 2026-06-09T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-09T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 304 W. Trish Knight, West Plains, MO, United States, Missouri 65775

Schedule

Tue Jun 09 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

304 W. Trish Knight, West Plains, MO, United States, Missouri 65775 | West Plains, MO

A presentation on Iron Through the Hill: Rails over the Rivers & Ridges of the Arkansas Ozarks presented by Vincent Anderson at 6:00 p.m. at the Garnett Library on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. This event is sponsored by the Ozarks Heritage Research Center and the West Plains Council on the Arts. Refreshments provided.
Drawing from historical records, maps, and regional accounts, Iron Through the Hills demonstrates the enduring legacy of the iron horse in the Arkansas Ozarks. This lecture will show a deeper understanding of how rails, rivers, and ridges were forged together to form modern identity of northern Arkansas.
Vincent Anderson is an Ozark historian who grew up in Ozark County, Missouri, and now resides in Baxter County, Arkansas. He serves on staff at the Baxter County Library, and he is the Baxter County Historian. Vincent was the host of the weekly radio program Retracing Our Roots on KTLO for 2 seasons, as well as the creator of the YouTube channel Ozarks' History.