Watson Chapel, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- U.S. Route 79
- Highway 54
Watson Chapel is a neighborhood in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is located at the fork of U.S. Route 79 (Camden Road) and Highway 54 (Sulphur Springs Road), directly southwest of downtown Pine Bluff.
History
Watson Chapel was named after Cumberland Presbyterian minister Benjamin Watson, who settled in nearby Sulphur Springs in the 1870s. Watson later in 1872 founded a church and school which were named Good Faith church and later in 1876 changed to Watson's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. On April 5, 1880, the school district was formed, with the school still meeting in Rev. Benjamin Watson's church until a separate school building was erected in 1898.[1]
Education
Watson Chapel is served by the Watson Chapel School District, including Watson Chapel High School. The Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System operates the Watson Chapel Dave Burdick Library, near the high school and along U.S. Route 79. Its namesake is the library director from 1991 to 2012.[2]
References
External links
- Watson Chapel Library at the Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System
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- Commercial Historic District
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- Arkansas Railroad Museum
- Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas
- Community Theatre
- Hotel Pines
- Jefferson County Courthouse
- Masonic Temple
- McDonald's sign
- Merchants and Planters Bank Building
- Pine Bluff Arsenal(*)
- Saracen Casino Resort
- Union Station
- Barbara Ester Unit (former Diagnostic Unit)
- Pine Bluff Unit
- Randall L. Williams Correctional Facility
- The Pine Bluff Commercial
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