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August 30, 2004

Fay Jones died at his home in Fayetteville (Washington County). Jones was an internationally known architect from Arkansas who won the American Institute of Architects’ highest honor, the AIA Gold Medal, in 1990. The most acclaimed of Jones’s buildings is Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs (Carroll County).

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Clarksville Gas Station

As paved roads grew in number and more Arkansas citizens began to purchase personal automobiles, full-service gas stations, such as this one operated by Continental Oil in Clarksville (Johnson County), began to appear across the state. The company had been founded in 1875 under the name Continental Oil and Transportation Company. However, as can be seen from the sign hanging from this long-gone building, the name of the company, after several mergers, had been modified by the 1930s to simply Continental Oil Company.

 

As paved roads grew in number and more Arkansas citizens began to purchase personal automobiles, full-service gas stations, such as this one operated by Continental Oil in Clarksville (Johnson County), began to appear across the state. The company had been founded in 1875 under the name Continental Oil and Transportation Company. However, as can be seen from the sign hanging from this long-gone building, the name of the company, after several mergers, had been modified by the 1930s to simply Continental Oil Company.

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The CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. It is updated regularly to ensure the people of Arkansas have an accurate and accessible resource to explore our heritage. We invite you to browse our text entries and media galleries to learn more about the people, places, events, legends, and lore of the 25th state. We are continually adding new entries, photographs, maps, videos, quizzes, lesson plans, and more, so check back frequently to see what’s new.

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