Ernie Deane correspondence, 1982.

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Ernie Deane correspondence, 1982.

Topics include the history of Rison, Ark., and Col. Sam Fordyce.

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Deane, Ernie

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Fordyce, Samuel Wesley, 1840-1919

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Capitalist. Samuel Wesley Fordyce was a businessman who spearheaded efforts to build thousands of miles of railway in the South and Southwest during the late nineteenth century, including the Cotton Belt route that crossed Arkansas. He also was a major force behind the transformation of Hot Springs, Ark., from a small village to major health resort. His son, John Rison Fordyce (1869-1939), was an engineer, inventor, amateur historian, and archaeologist, and candidate for...