Photo: Charles R. and James S. Hanford houses, circa 1888, Batesville. Near mirror images the houses were built across the street from each other on East Boswell Street, Batesville. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Placesin 1975. Photographer: wikipedia username: Valis55, own work, 2016, [cc-3.0]; accessed November, 2022.
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Independence County was established in 1820 from part of Lawrence County. There are two colleges in the county—Arkansas College became Lyon College, and the Gateway Vo-Tech School became the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville.
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