Vick, Arkansas facts for kids
Vick is a small place in Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. It's not a city or town with its own local government, but rather an unincorporated community. Vick is located close to another community called Hermitage. It sits about 148 feet (45 meters) above the ocean's average level.
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Learning in Vick: Schools and Districts
For many years, children living in Vick went to schools that were part of the Vick Consolidated School District No. 21. This was their local school system. However, things have changed over time. As of 2021, students from Vick now attend schools in the Hermitage School District. This means they share schools with children from Hermitage.
Vick's Early Days: The 1800s
The area around Vick has a long history. Back in 1882, a post office was set up for a place called Blanchton, Arkansas. This post office was located in Samuel Godfry's house, near the Saline River. It stayed open until 1895.
In 1885, several communities in the area had their own post offices. These included Blanchton, Johnsville, and Sumpter. Mail for Hermitage was sent to Adamsville, which was south of Warren. Interestingly, in the 1885 Rand McNally Atlas, places like Ingalls, Vick, and Board were not even listed. This suggests they were very small or not yet well-known at that time.
Vick's Growth and Decline: The 1900s
Vick grew quite a bit and was a fairly large community in the 1930s. A big reason for its growth was the Rock Island Railroad. The railroad tracks were built through Ingalls and Vick in June 1906. The railroad decided to place Ingalls about 8.2 kilometers (5.1 miles) south of Hermitage. They believed that having train stops too close together, less than 5 miles apart, would make it hard for towns to grow. The train stop in Vick was about 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) by railroad track distance south of the Ingalls train depot.
A lot of wood was loaded onto trains in Vick. Cutting down trees and processing timber was the main way people made money in the area. Many people worked in the timber industry.
W. T. Ferrell owned a hotel in Vick. This hotel was a place where some of the lumbermen, who worked harvesting timber, would sleep. Sadly, the hotel burned down in the 1930s.
Eventually, the need for timber decreased, and there wasn't as much wood to cut. Because of this, the town of Vick slowly started to disappear. After the hotel burned down, no new buildings were constructed. Today, there are no buildings left in Vick. However, you can still see a sign that says "Vick," and the old railroad tracks still run through the area.
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The W. T. Ferrell hotel in Vick, Arkansas, which burned down in the 1930s.
