United States Post Office New Deal Arts Collection-Harry Loius Freund
The mural depicts several scenes of everyday life that were "close to the hearts of Pocahontas citizens." In the lower right corner you will find old Davidsonville of 1817 where, the first post office in Arkansas was located. The lower left corner depicts the old dam and mill at Birdell on the Eleven Point River, as it was around 1835. The central part of the painting portrays Pocahontas around 1900, when it was a flourishing river town. Here you find the old county courthouse, in the center of the square; the Biggers Hotel, at the time the largest inn between St. Louis and Little Rock; and the old Hamil residence, the first large home in town.
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