Ashley County, Arkansas
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Ashley County is a rural South Arkansas county with a culture, economy, and history based on timber and agriculture. Created as Arkansas's 52nd county on November 30, 1848, Ashley County has seven incorporated municipalities, including Hamburg, the county seat and Crossett, the most populous city. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. The county is named for Chester Ashley, a prominent lawyer in the Arkansas Territory and U.S. senator from the state from 1844 to 1848.
Ashley County Courthouse in Hamburg
Wild Phlox, Felsenthal NWR
Residence at the Experimental Forest built by the CCC, now listed on the NRHP
The 1935 Crossroads Fire Tower is the tallest of its type in Arkansas
Ouachita River
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The Ouachita River is a 605-mile-long (974 km) river that runs south and east through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana, joining the Tensas River to form the Black River near Jonesville, Louisiana. It is the 25th-longest river in the United States.
Ouachita River in Ouachita County, Arkansas
Blakely Mountain Dam on the Ouachita River in Garland County, Arkansas. The dam impounds Lake Ouachita.
Columbia Lock and Dam on the Ouachita River
Ouachita River Navigation Project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers