Watson Chapel, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Watson Chapel | |
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Neighborhood of Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
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| Country | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| State | File:Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas |
| City | Pine Bluff |
| Named after | Rev. Benjamin Watson |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71603 |
| Area code | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-73580 |
| GNIS feature ID | 58837 |
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Watson Chapel is a neighborhood in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is located at the fork of U.S. Route 79 (Camden Road) and Highway 54 (Sulphur Springs Road), directly southwest of downtown Pine Bluff.
History
[edit | edit source]Watson Chapel was named after Cumberland Presbyterian minister Benjamin Watson, who settled in nearby Sulphur Springs in the 1870s. Watson later in 1872 founded a church and school which were named Good Faith church and later in 1876 changed to Watson's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. On April 5, 1880, the school district was formed, with the school still meeting in Rev. Benjamin Watson's church until a separate school building was erected in 1898.[1]
Education
[edit | edit source]Watson Chapel is served by the Watson Chapel School District, including Watson Chapel High School. The Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System operates the Watson Chapel Dave Burdick Library, near the high school and along U.S. Route 79. Its namesake is the library director from 1991 to 2012.[2]
References
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- ^ "Watson Chapel Public Library Archived August 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine." Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Library System. Retrieved on August 2, 2017.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Watson Chapel Library Archived August 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine at the Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System
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