Arkansas

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arkyvol said:
Guys, I was born and bred in Tennessee (Cleveland) and am a double grad of dear ole U.T. It was my destiny to marry a girl from Arkansas and my fate to promise that I'd return with her to Arkansas. I've been here since 75. It took years, but I finally opened my eyes and started to appreciate what I've got. I live in Ft. Smith (on the Oklahoma line) and am near all the natural beauty of the Ozarks. I'm damned happy now. I like to say that Tennessee is my mother and Arkansas is my wife. I'm doubly blessed.
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Been back to Cleveland in awhile? Businesses and restaurants popping up everywhere these days. Paul Huff Parkway has turned into a log jam in the evenings. Miss the good ole days of it being a small town.
 
#102
#102
rockytop989 said:
Been back to Cleveland in awhile? Businesses and restaurants popping up everywhere these days. Paul Huff Parkway has turned into a log jam in the evenings. Miss the good ole days of it being a small town.
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It's been six years. I still miss the way North Ocoee Street looked from the Episcopal church to the old Bradley High (my alma mater). Much still remains, but much has been lost.
 
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arkyvol said:
Guys, I was born and bred in Tennessee (Cleveland) and am a double grad of dear ole U.T. It was my destiny to marry a girl from Arkansas and my fate to promise that I'd return with her to Arkansas. I've been here since 75. It took years, but I finally opened my eyes and started to appreciate what I've got. I live in Ft. Smith (on the Oklahoma line) and am near all the natural beauty of the Ozarks. I'm damned happy now. I like to say that Tennessee is my mother and Arkansas is my wife. I'm doubly blessed.
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Great area....I worked for a company out of Tulsa and I had to go there 4-6 times per year......Going and coming from Tulsa to West Tn I would take I-49 to Fayetteville and take 412 to Tulsa....Beautiful drive in the Fall.
 
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rockytop989 said:
Still a pretty little city. Go Bears!
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One more comment. I'm old enough to remember when North Ocoee was lined with majestic elm trees. My sophomore year I noticed that all of them were being cut down. I asked my biology teacher (Mr. Roy Farmer) what the deal was. He told me Dutch Elm disease had hit Cleveland. That was 1959.
 
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