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Things to do in Fayetteville

• Clinton House Museum
  William Clinton's first house in Fayetteville, Arkansas was a one bedroom house with about 1800 square feet, and looks just most other homes in the area. But because Bill Clinton, future President of the United States, and U.S. senator, and Hillary Clinton were married in the living room, it has become a special place to visit and envision what it was like for the couple that would leave here 17 years later and walk into the grandest mansion in the nation. This wonderful home in the Ozark mountains has been renovated to show what it was like when Bill lived here during his early life, with many memorable items of his early campaign, for the U. S. House of Representatives and the attorney general. You can see some of his earliest speeches and learn about his special style that would become one of the world's great leaders. A replica of Hillary's wedding dress is found here, as well as a fantastic timeline that shows their rise in the community, the state and finally the country. There are mementos, books and other marvelous keepsakes that will help you remember your exciting trip to the house where the famous couple was married and lived. The house is just around the corner from the University of Arkansas where they both taught at the law school. At the museum, you will see the billgrimage that takes you on a great journey through the state, in Bill's early career, visiting the cities of Little Rock, Hot Springs, Fayetteville and Hope. There is an Arkansas passport that can be stamped at certain locales as you visit the cities, where the President lived and worked. It will be a unique memento for your memories or collections and an exciting item to talk to other family members and children. Places to get your passport stamped include the birthplace museum in Hope, the visitors center in Hot Springs, the museum house here in Fayetteville and the presidential center museum store in Little Rock.  The home is a 1930s style bungalow and contains photographs, displays, vintage campaign materials, and other special exhibits.

• Butterfield Overland Mail Route
  The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail, has been called the Oxbow Route, the Butterfield Overland Stage or the Butterfield Stage; but all are part of the stagecoach route that run through the United States from 1857 until 1861. The route was how the mail moved across the country via the two main eastern terminals, one in Memphis, Tennessee and the other at St. Louis, Missouri, both meeting at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and then heading out into the wild Indian territory, New Mexico and Arizona, finally stopping at San Francisco, California. The stage was the earliest means of travel offered by American Express and Wells Fargo, through the 1840s and 1850s, with folks wanting better communication between the east coast and the west. Although there were talks of an intercontinental railroad, as well as other railway lines, it was an immediate need that drove the overland mail route to start and expand. The post office department advertised for bids to handle the overland mail route, starting in April of 1857, and the bidders were to make their bids on routes going west from the Mississippi River. The post office department got 9 bids altogether, but the postmaster general, Brown was originally from Tennessee and wanted a southern route; but none of the bids were for that way, so he vocalized one that became known as the Oxbow Route. It would start out in St. Louise and Memphis, going to Little Rock, Arkansas, and then head down to Preston, Texas, to the best crossing point of the Rio Grande, above El Paso, and close to Fort Fillmore, then using the new road that the secretary of the interior was having made, on to Fort Yuma, California; using the best passes and valleys that could be found along the route into San Francisco. This route turned out to be longer than the northern or central routes that went through Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah, but didn't have the terrible winter snows that would close down many passes along the routes. The bid and final route was given to John W. Butterfield and his associates, William G. Fargo, James V. P. Gardner, William B. Dinsmore, Alexander Holland, Marcus L. Kinyon and Hamilton Spencer. It was for semi-weekly mail that would cost $600, 000 a year, and was the biggest land mail contract every awarded in the nation.

• Fayetteville National Cemetery
   The Fayetteville National Cemetery is one of the nation's national cemeteries that is found in Fayetteville, Arkansas in Washington County, set on 14.1 acres of land with 7,126 internments as of the close of 2005. The original plot had 5 acres of land, and was bought from local citizens in 1867, and plotted out to make room for 1800 interments, with the first of those coming from the battlefield cemeteries of the Battle of Prairie Grove and Pea Ridge. In 1871, the cemetery had 1200 interments, the majority unidentified. In WWII, it was increased in size and five sections added. In 1989, the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corporation, which was made up of area residents, veterans and numerous concerned benefactors, they were able to raise enough funds to buy 3 more acres and gave it to the cemetery; and in 1999, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Revolutionary War Soldier Memorial was raised in the 1990s and the Purple Heart Memorial was raised in 2000 to honor those that had received the Purple Heart. Notable interments include Private first class Clarence B. Craft, who was a medal of honor winner, for action in Okinawa in WWII, James C. Putnam, who was one of the founders of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Vance Randolph, a noted Ozarks author and folklorist.

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• Arkansas Air Museum
  The Arkansas Air Museum in Fayetteville, Arkansas' Drake Field is the first museum of its kind in the nation that is devoted exclusively to the aviation history. The museum is found in a hangar that is the oldest aviation-related structure standing in the northwestern parts of the state. Built during WWII, it is constructed of wood, because of a scarceness of materials during the war. Henry George, the city's engineering assistant, designed the hangar, plus did the plumbing, electricity and welding work on the structure. It was started in May, 1943, and throughout its construction never had more than four people working on it at any one time. The cost was $16,000 and the city of Fayetteville paid for it all. Most of the region's aviation history was built around this structure, and it turned out to be the perfect place to house the new museum that was conceived by the chairperson if the state's sesquicentennial committee in 1985. In January, 1986, 8 aviation enthusiasts joined with the chairman, Marilyn Johnson, and started the Arkansas Air Museum. One of the seven to join Johnson was Ray Ellis, founder of Scheduled Skyways, one of the first commuter airlines in the nation, Bob and Jim Younkin, Jim McDonald, Larry Browne, Floyd Carl, Ernest Lancaster and Bob McKinney; all becoming the museum's first board of directors. They spent $120,000 for restorations, and it was opened in August, 1986, containing 8 to 14 classic aircraft from the 1920s to the 1950s, some on loan from their owners; thereby creating a rotating exhibit, and in 1989, they hired the first director, Thomas "Pete" Jordan. Pete helped the museum grow, holding numerous events like the model plane display, an ultra-light aircraft show and squadron of the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Civil Air Patrol. John Kalagais became the director in 1991, and helped secure the first aircraft, a Howard DGA-18K, that was donated by Bob Gast, that had flown at the airfield in 1942-1943 war training service classes. Under Bob's guidance, the museum added a Cobra Gun ship, an Adventura Ultralight, a Bell UH-1H Huey, Douglas A-4C SkyhawkII, a flight service station and many other related aviation relics. The hangar was put on the list of the Arkansas Register of Historic Places in 1996.  

•  Fulbright Home
  James William Fulbright was a senator from the state of Arkansas during the period from 1945 until 1975, a southern democrat, multilateralist, United Nations supporter, Southern Manifesto signee and was against the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was a segregationist, Vietnam war opposer and founder of the international exchange program called the Fulbright Fellowships. He was the longest serving chairman in the history of the Senator Foreign Relations Committee, and a mentor to William Clinton. Fulbright was born in Sumner, Missouri, and earning a political science degree from the University of Arkansas in 1925, as a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He was class president and a star 4 year player for the Razorback football team from 1921 until 1924. He later went to Great Britain, where he studied at Oxford University, graduating a Rhodes Scholar from Pembroke College in 1928. In 1934, he got his law degree from George Washington University Law school and later admitted to the bar in Washington, D. C.; ending up working as an attorney in the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice. His sister, Roberta, married Gilbert C. Swanson, head of the Swanson frozen foods company and the maternal grandmother of Tucker Carlson.

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Local Restaurants in Fayetteville

Herman's Ribhouse Starters; single rib, baby back ribs, Nick's shrimp remoulade, half rack o ribs. Salads; Herman's classic gear salad with sliced tomato, bell pepper, onion & ham; lettuce & tomato; grilled chicken salad is grilled chicken added to lettuce & tomato. Ribhouse fare served with coleslaw and Texas toast; rack o ribs, half rack, plate of ribs, BBQ chicken is half chicken. Burgers & ribhouse specials; deluxe reg. burger is one third pound; deluxe large is half pound; pork steak is pound of pork tenderloin steak served on toasted bun; steak sandwich is 10 ounces of house cut tenderloin trimmings ground and hand pattied; Philly cheese steak is 10 ounces of house cut tenderloin trimmings grilled with onions & peppers on hoagie roll. Steaks & Pork served with salad, hash browns and Texas toast; hamburger steak topped with grilled onions; filet mignon is 2-3 pieces of house cut tenderloin wrapped in bacon; filet of tenderloin whole hand cut steaks offered in 6, 8, 10 ounce sizes; NY strip is one pound of steak; beef T-bone is 32 ounces; Herman's cut bone-in ribeye is 40-42 ounces; pork loin chop is 16 ounces; pork medallions is bacon wrapped in 5 or 10 ounces. The Hog Haus Brewery Appetizers; sweet & spicy shrimp, baked garlic clams is a pound of littleneck clams, Hog Haus wings, shrimp & grits, St. Louis rack of ribs dusted with hog dust, avocado relleno is avocado stuffed with chipotle mayo, tempura battered & served with Valentina chile sauce, Hog Fire Shrimp is jalapeno pepper stuffed with jumbo shrimp & jack cheese then wrapped in apple bacon & smoked, served with BBQ ranch, white beer cheese dip, silly chili, black bean & hummus is southwestern version of black beans, chipotle chilies and cilantro, served with blue corn chips & pita points. Entrees; 14 ounce hand cut ribeye with baked potato and chef's veggies; 8 ounce rainbow trout pan-seared in lemony butter caper sauce, with rosemary potatoes & grilled asparagus; Hog Haus BBQ chicken is half chicken smoke in house with special hog dust, served with BBQ roasted corn, mashed potatoes & BBQ sauce; 12 ounce BBQ pecan bone-in pork chop served with applesauce & mashed potatoes; gouda baked salmon is Atlantic salmon topped with mushrooms, onions & gouda cheese baked & served on bed of baby spinach tossed in stout mustard vinaigrette; fish & chips is Woodstock Wheat beer battered cod served with cole slaw, French fries & tartar sauce; 8 ounce center-cut beef filet grilled, served with rosemary potatoes & grilled asparagus; surf-n-turf is 8 ounce sirloin grilled & topped with citrus herb shrimp on bed of garlic cheese grits with roasted BBQ corn; 8 ounce citrus chicken breast with baked potato & chef's veggies.

• Headquarters House
  The Headquarters House is where the Washington County Historical Society keeps its main offices, and was the home built by Judge Jonas Tebbetts in 1853, that somehow managed to survive the Civil War completely intact. On the front lawn, the battle of Fayetteville was fought, and on the doorpost, you can still see the remains of a minie ball which shows the truth about the bloody corner. The house is a wonderful example of a Greek Revival architecture style home from that era, and is located in the historic district of Washington-Willow Creek. When the battle came to the region, the house was owned by a Union sympathizer, Judge Jonas Tebbetts, so Union Colonel M. LaRue Harrison used it as his headquarters in advance of the April, 1863 battle that took place on the front lawn. Tebbetts had come here from New Hampshire, and he was later jailed for being sympathetic to the Union, although he had been born and raised there. The attack was led by General W.L. (Old Tige) Cabell. Another venue is the Archibald Yell law office that was constructed in 1835, and moved to the property of the headquarters in 1992.

• Gregg House
  Lafayette Gregg was born in Alabama, and came to Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1849, where he served as a banker, soldier, lawyer and founder of the Arkansas Industrial University, that became the University of Arkansas. He earned his preliminary degree at the Ozark Academy, and studied law under William D. Reagan; then he opened his own practice which he was involved in until his death. In the Civil War, Gregg was a colonel of the Fourth Arkansas Cavalry for the Union, and when it was over, came back and helped in the rebuilding of the northwest parts of Arkansas. He was instrumental in the creation of the Arkansas Industrial University, in Fayetteville, and started the Bank of Fayetteville. In 1852, he married Mary A. Shreve, and had five children with her; Lafayette, Ida, Andrew, Alfred and Henry. Andrew was to become a well known Fayetteville doctor, practicing medicine in the city for almost half a century. Alfred became one of the first graduates of the university in 1876, that had been started by his father, and Henry lived most of his lifetime in the city and Little Rock, investing in zinc mining, as well as other business interests. His son, Russell, became a lieutenant in the 346th Infantry in WWI, and Ida would never marry, but continued living on in the house until she passed on. The Gregg house sits on an acre of land, just a block from the university, and was built in 1871. Gregg went on to become a member of the state house of representatives, chancellor of the Pulaski County Chancery Court, prosecuting attorney for the Fourth Circuit and associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.

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• Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge
  The Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge, is located about 20 miles west of Fayetteville, Arkansas, which became the 455th national wildlife refuge in 1989, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. It is a beautiful 123 acre Ozark Mountain refuge and sanctuary that contains a marvelous limestone-solution cave, with such a diverse habitat that it had to be preserved for the generations of the present and future. There are oak-hickory forests, bottomland hardwoods, floodplains, marshlands, grasslands, upland deciduous and even a small prairie. The cave's ecology is considered one of the highest qualities type caves and habitats in the entire Ozark area, with a magnificent spring fed stream that pumps out over 5 million gallons of pure water every day, which has lengthened the life of the cave, and flows through the entire cave. The stream is fed by several smaller springs that come up through the ground, and at one time was giving water to the Logan community, 49 fish ponds and a fish hatchery. The stream runs into the Osage Creek, which is a main tributary for the Illinois River, with the interior of the cave containing the perfect geological features that show how limestone solution caves are created. Numerous fossil marine specimens have been found in the cave, and they have found evidence that a large ocean covered the region at one time. There are major deposits of alluvial clays of homogenous texture that can be found along the borders of the stream in many areas. The main goals of the refuge are to protect, develop and administer the area so that the special cave ecosystem that gives a necessary habitat for the endangered gray bat, threatened Ozark cavefish, endangered Ozark cave crayfish and numerous other important cave dwelling species. The gray bats use the cave during the spring and summer to have and raised babies, while the cave crayfish exists only in the cave and one other area on earth.

• Ozark National Forest
  The Ozark-St. Francis National Forest is located near Russellville, Arkansas, just south of Fayetteville, and is made up of two forest areas; the Ozark National Forest and the St. Francis National Forest; both having unique geological, biological and topographical differences. The Ozark National Forest is closest to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and contains over 1 million acres of magnificent landscapes set in the majestic Ozark Mountains in northern Arkansas. The highest mountain in the state, Mount Magazine, sits within its ranges, as well as the Blanchard Springs Caverns. The southern parts of the forest lie beside the Arkansas River Valley south to the Ouachita Mountains. It was created by decree from President Theodore Roosevelt, in 1908, and has over 500 varieties of wood plants and trees. The hardwoods, the majority being hickory and oak, make up the vast forested areas in the region, and 5 designated wilderness regions with numerous wildlife management areas. The biggest hiking trail in the forest is the Ozark Highlands Trail, created and managed by some 3000 volunteers, traveling over 165 miles from the Buffalo National River to the Lake Fort Smith State Park in the west part of the state. There are a few multi-use trails in the forest that include the Pedestal Rock Trail and the Alum Cove Natural Bridge, with some wheelchair accessible trails. Besides the hiking trails, there are horseback riding trails, all-terrain vehicle trails, mountain biking and canoeing. Sylamore Trail is the biggest for horses, running 80 miles, passing over rugged rocky bluffs, down into deep hollows and across exquisite mountain streams. On the Huckleberry Mountain Horse Trail, there is a place to rest at the Sorghum Hollow Horse Camp that was constructed and taken care of by local riders.

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• Pea Ridge National Military Park
  The Pea Ridge National Military Park is found in northwestern Arkansas, by the Missouri border, and preserves the Civil War battle site of Pea Ridge that was fought here in 1862, on March 7 and 8th. It was a great victory for the Union, as it assured the control of Missouri, and drove out many southern sympathizers who would have extended that fight longer. It encompasses a 4300 acre site that was made by the Congress in 1956, in an aim to save this historic battlefield, and made it a national park in the nation's centennial in 1963. It was in 1956, that the Arkansas congressional delegation suggested legislation that would preserve the Pea Ridge battlefield as a national park and became a very important breakthrough in the Civil War battlefield preservation. Before that year, it was the National Park service classification system that said, "only a 1 acre site" could be saved, and that included a monument. But in 1956, our Congress received a magnanimous donation from the state of Arkansas of 5000 acres. To get this vast amount of property, the state bought or used their imminent domain rules to gain many farms and homes of different sizes, that were only a couple of acres to the huge Winton Springs estate. As many homes as possible were sold, or moved, with numerous staying, and all the rest, with the exception of the Elkhorn Tavern, were then razed by the park service and that included the Winton Springs mansion. In 1887, the first reunion was held for the battle and many Confederate and Union vets came here to attend. These austere reunions created remembrance and healing for all those that were involved and alive. It was these heroic Americans, both southern and northern that dedicated the first monuments to their fallen comrades, and they are still standing within the park today. This park has been called one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields in the nation, with a wonderful visitors center and special museum. There are numerous trails, a driving tour, part of the pre-war Old Telegraph/Wire road, the restorated Elkhorn Tavern, restored battlefields, and about 2 and 1/2 miles of the Trail of Tears that was created by the Cherokee nation.

• Arkansas Razorbacks
  The Arkansas Razorbacks, sometimes called the Hogs, are the names that are used for the college sports teams at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The name for the teams comes from the feral pig of the same name, and all the teams, both men and women, involved in sports are called the Razorbacks. And it is a name well known and recognized. It was in 1910, that the student body voted to change their teams name to the Razorbacks, from the original Cardinals. Although the Razorback name was already being used by the Texarkana, Arkansas high school, the university could use the logo as their mascot in return giving the high school all their used athletic equipment. They are the only major sports team in the country that uses a porcine nickname. The Razorbacks field 19 varsity teams that include 8 men and 11 women teams in 13 different sports venues. The men's includes cross country, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, track and field and football. The women's include golf, cross country, basketball, soccer, gymnastics, swimming and diving, softball, outdoor track, indoor track, tennis and volleyball. The Razorbacks football team plays in the NCAA's Division 1, FBS and is part of the southeastern conference, western division. The team is coached by Bobby Petrino, who came on board in 2007, after leaving the Houston Nutt, with a year of off the field troubles. They play their home games at the Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, on the University of Arkansas campus or the War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The Razorbacks were the only team to go through a season without any defeats, in the 1964 season, and won the bowl game as well. For this monumental feat, they were given the Football Writers Association of America National Championship and in 1969, while being led by legendary QB Bill Montgomery, they challenged the Texas Longhorns for the national championship game of the century. It was this incredible game that was called the Big Shootout or Game of the Century, that took place on December 6, 1969 in the Razorback stadium in Fayetteville, that the Longhorns, ranked number 1 played the number 2 Razorbacks, and came from a 14-0 behind score to win the game, 15-14 in the last quarter. They won the Cotton Bowl and became the national champions.  It was one of the most exciting games in football history, which was actually celebrating its 100 year of college football. It became the real game of the century, with both teams coming to the playoffs undefeated. The Longhorns had won 18 straight games, while the Razorbacks had won 15 straight. The unique Texas wishbone attack, which was still relatively new, had been savagely gaining 44 points per game until they arrived in Fayetteville. Arkansas led the country in defense, allowing only 6.8 points per game, with their respective defense and offense also being ranked in the top ten. The Longhorns had a rough start, fumbling the ball in the second play from their scrimmage line, and after having turned over the ball 6 times. Bill Burnett leapt into the end zone and the Hogs went ahead, 7 zip, in the first quarter. Chuck Dicus ran back a reception for 29 yards in the third quarter, and the Hogs were 14-0 with 15 minutes left in the game. In the very first play of the fourth quarter, James Street ran in for a touchdown for the Longhorns, and before the game had even started, coach Darrell Royal had thought about going for the two point conversion instead of a kick, so there wouldn't be any chance of a tie. Street actually dived into the end zone and the game was on, with the Hogs leading 14-8. On the next play after the kick and the offense took the field, QB Bill Montgomery prompted the Hogs to a 73 yard drive down onto the Texas 7 yard line. On the third down, Bill threw a pass into the end zone, but it was unbelievably intercepted by Danny Lester, and it became the first turnover for the Razorbacks. A field goal wouldn't help the Longhorns, so they only had one chance to make it or lose. As the game raced on, and the fans were going wild in the stands, the Longhorns put everything they had into that last run. But with 4:47 left in the game, it was going to be tight and troublesome. On a fourth down and 3 yards for the first, on their own 43 yard line, Texas would listen to Royal yell out to Street, "right 53 veer pass". It was a deep pattern pass to the tight end, and wasn't part of their plan book. Street questioned Royal, but was sharply rebuked as he said, "damn right I'm sure!" Street could see the Hogs eyeing the huddle, in hopes of getting some kind of signal as to what would happen, so he looked at split end Cotton Speyrer, but talked to Randy Peschel. It was all that Street hoped as he hit Randy, being double team and reaching over his shoulder, he caught the pigskin and ran for 44 yards, putting it on the Razorbacks 13. It took another two plays before Jim Bertelsen ran it in for the game tying touchdown, with Donnie Wiggington, a third string QB who was holding the ball, making a miraculous save on a high pitch and Happy Feller kicked that ball into the field goal posts making the extra point and winning the game, 15-14, with 3:58 left to play.

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