Kemmons Wilson
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Charles Kemmons Wilson was an American hotelier. He is best known for founding the hotel chain Holiday Inn in the 1950s.
Grave of Kemmons Wilson
Osceola, Arkansas
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Osceola is a city in and a dual county seat of Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. Located along the Mississippi River within the Arkansas Delta, the settlement was founded in 1837 and incorp
Kemmons Wilson
…January 5, 1913 – February 12, 2003) was an American hotelier. He is best known for founding the hotel chain Holiday Inn in the 1950s. He was born in Osceola, Arkansas, the only child of Kemmons and Ruby "Doll" Wilson. His father was an insurance salesman who died when Kemmons was nine months old. Shortly thereafter…
The Great Earthquake at New Madrid, a 19th-century woodcut from Devens' Our First Century (1877)
Naval battle at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, May 10, 1862. Confederate ships are seen at right and Federal ironclads are seen in the center and left.
Historic markers in downtown Osceola detailing performances by notable musicians
Flat fields in cultivation, such as this one in western Osceola, are typical across the Arkansas Delta.