Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
One cannot look back at Conway and Faulkner County history very long without seeing the name Dunaway. The family has been in the area for generations. John Dunaway was a store clerk, a public school teacher and owned a wagon yard in Conway. He was Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
Early settlers in Faulkner County did not “go to the doctor.” Doctors in Faulkner County, as in most early settlements, made house calls. If a doctor was needed, someone would go “fetch” him and he would ride on horseback to the sick person’s home.
In one medical bag, he carried three standard tools—a stethoscope, a clinical thermometer and Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
Very early Faulkner County travelers did not have much choice in overnight accommodations if they found themselves away from home. Various inns and taverns along the main roads provided rooms for these travelers. Taverns and saloons Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
While some Conway visitors found shelter in the wagon yards, others sought out hotels for their overnight stays. Although the Hotel Bachelor is one of the most talked about and well-remembered Conway hotels, there are a few other notable hotels that did a fine business downtown. Continue reading
Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.
In the early days, most visitors to Conway arrived on horseback or atop a wagon or buggy. The numerous wagon yards of Conway not only provided a place to stow the horses, wagons and buggies but also provided lodging for the travelers who had to stay in town overnight.
One of the oldest wagon yards in Conway Continue reading