Saline County, Arkansas 1931 — The Saline County Fair opens in Benton. The fair opened on October 2 and featured a baby clinic where about 40 babies were examined, with 11 receiving blue ribbons. Myrtle Westbrooks was crowned fair queen, and Congressman D. D. Glover spoke about the cotton situation. Read more at: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/saline-county-fair-and-rodeo-14210/ See […]

Saline County, Arkansas 2014 – The historic Dr. T. E. Buffington House at 312 West South Street in Benton was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 2014. The English Revival-style home was built around 1928 for Dr. Turner Ellis Buffington, a Saline County native who practiced medicine in Benton […]

Saline County, Arkansas 1908 — The first Saline County Fair concludes in Benton. The county’s first annual fair was held September 29–30, 1908, at Riverside Park in Benton. The fair grew into a long-running Saline County tradition, featuring agricultural products, livestock and community activities. Read more at: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/saline-county-fair-and-rodeo-14210/ See below for history from Arkansas, United […]

Read our amazing history from Saline County, Arkansas and around the world, in MySaline’s Daily History feature. Today’s list is from September 29th. Saline County, Arkansas 1908 – The first Saline County Fair was held in Benton on September 29th and 30th in 1908. It was organized by the newly formed Saline County Fair Association. […]

Read our amazing history from Saline County, Arkansas and around the world, in MySaline’s Daily History feature. Today’s list is from September 28th. Saline County, Arkansas 1998 – War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock was listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1998. The stadium has a special connection to Saline […]

Read our amazing history from Saline County, Arkansas and around the world, in MySaline’s Daily History feature. Today’s list is from September 27th. Saline County, Arkansas Saline County History – No individual or event has made our history list for this day, so go out there and do something great! See below for history from […]

Read our amazing history from Saline County, Arkansas and around the world, in MySaline’s Daily History feature. Today’s list is from September 26th. Saline County, Arkansas 2021 – On September 26, 2021, the Saline County Career Technical Campus was reported as the first secondary career center in Arkansas to become a Leadership School member of […]

MySaline Daily History September 25th from Saline County and beyond Read our amazing history from Saline County, Arkansas and around the world, in MySaline’s Daily History feature. Today’s list is from September 25th. Saline County, Arkansas 1909 – The current building of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Benton’s historic Gravel Hill community was dedicated […]

Read our amazing history from Saline County, Arkansas and around the world, in MySaline’s Daily History feature. Today’s list is from September 24. Saline County, Arkansas 2012 – The Charles “Bullet” Dean Hyten House at 211 South Main Street in Benton is added to the National Register of Historic Places. Hyten was an important figure […]

The MySaline Daily History features major events throughout time, on September 23rd, whether around the world or right here in Saline County, Arkansas. Please let us know if you like this feature! You can email us at [email protected] or comment on our social media where you find this post. Saline County, Arkansas 1974 – The […]