Standing in front of the Johnson County Courthouse, this marker points out some of the early…read morehistory of the area and explains why this area grew so quickly. There is street parking in front of the courthouse. The marker has the same text on both sides. It reads, "The first anthracite coal was mined near here on the land of E.B. Alston by a Mr. Walker in 1840. Sample of coal were taken to Little Rock and examined by William E. Woodruff, who pronounced it superior to that found in Pennsylvania. Mr. Walker went east to get men who were skilled in mining. In 1841, $150,000 worth of coal was ready for shipment by boat." It is marker number C-23 and it was erected in 1936 by the Arkansas Centennial Commission and the Arkansas History Commission. [Review 2311 of 2024 - 374 in Arkansas - 23326 overall]

Greystone prepares students to enter into the Academies ready for the rigors and responsibilities…read moreneeded to succeed there. Our Cadet graduated from HS disappointed that our District only gave appointments to Prep school Cadets due to their superb training. So glad our grad took the hard option and stayed the course. From Senior year disappointment to offers from ALL Academies, our grad got to choose. It was a tough 4 years due to COVID lockdowns for 2 of them, but Greystone had already prepared our Cadet mentally to preserver. So, here is a grateful shout out to Greystone Academy and to USMA class of '23. Freedom Isn't Free. Go Army.

This military prep school is a joke. An elderly married couple run the school and they're staff are…read morethe students. Zero accountability or follow up for educating your children and your paying this joke of a school to fund their expensive home. They moved from Texas to Arkansas, enough said. If you're thinking of sending your child to this school run the other way.

I stopped in her to get my drivers license but they no longer have a DMV here because it was too…read morepricey. The lady was so nice and explained everything.

Ive mailed two packages from here that simply have not showed up. The first one took one month and…read morefinally did show up. It was a car payment, they had applied late fees to my account and every thing. Thank God they took the late fees off when they say the post dated envelope. This time I sent a money order for my LLC, to the secretary of state in little rock, AR. a 3 hour drive west ... I mailed it from them on May 3, today is May 25 and there is still no sign of it. The WORST part is.. they want to charge you to track the money order.. WTF? AVOID THIS OFFICE!!

I bought some stamps and mailed my package internationally. Great staff. Friendly, knowledgeable,…read morequick service, reliable service.

Stopped by this modern public library to get work done on my laptop while on vacation. Help is…read morealways available at your convenience. Nice place for everyone in the community. Computers are available for use. Story Time is available for children on certain days of the week, which is great for kids, meeting parents, activities, and more. This is indeed a place of imagination.

Nice library in an old rock building. Thus is part of a…read morelibrary system in the area that includes five or six other libraries. They share books so you can borrow at one and return at another. An interesting part of this library is the genealogy room. They have lots of information about the area including a good collection of year books from the local school.

This place feels like a time machine. You walk in and look around and it feels like you've been…read moretransported back to the 30's. I wanted to go to the counter and ask if my order of Dapper Dan had arrived yet.