Abandoned South Arkansas

by Ginger Beck

Overview

Since joining the Abandoned Arkansas team in 2017, Ginger Beck has trudged through mud, tall grass, water, and woods to find and document forgotten and endangered locations in South Arkansas. While the shells of these places remain in steady decline as victims of harsh, hot summers and cold, wet winters, the memories that people in the small downs of the South have are as strong as ever. Schools, churches, hospitals, and homes have been left behind as communities move on around them. Join Ginger on a tour of spaces that hold so many memories while the Natural State slowly reclaims them back to nature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634991933
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/09/2019
Series:	America Through Time Series
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	673,347
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

GINGER BECK is an author, teacher, urban explorer, and photographer who can't pass up a boarded-up home or abandoned building without craning her neck to get a long look and wonder what used to be. Her curiosity and love of history and writing, combined with her love of adventure and photography, naturally led to her hobby and obsession of urban and rural exploring with Abandoned Arkansas. She loves her dogs, art, rainstorms, outer space, and dinosaurs. Follow her on instagram @highfiveg.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 4

Introduction 5

1 Ross Van Ness 11

2 Parkdale High School 21

3 Dr. Robert George Williams House 29

4 First Presbyterian Church of Fordyce 40

5 Sunset Drive-In and Roller Rink 46

6 Savage School 54

7 Morris Booker Memorial College 59

8 Pleasant Grove Church 69

9 Ashley County Nursing Center 70

10 Lake Village Commercial Historic District 75

11 Striker Paper Corporation 77

12 More Around South Arkansas 83

Afterword 95

About the Author 96