Quirky festivals, small-town eats, rich history, and rugged nature combine in Arkansas' river valley, home to the state's ...

Visit the site at encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Assembly line at Atkins Pickle Co. in Atkins; circa early 1960s (Courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System) ...

Atkins, circa 1907: “Come to Atkins and look for us on the busy corner,” that store being Darr & Son. The town was named for Elisha Atkins, a sugar importer from Boston who helped finance the ...