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“Iron Through the Hills: Rails Over the Rivers & Ridges of the Arkansas Ozarks” presentation by Vincent Anderson hosted by Ozarks Heritage Research Center

<div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s">Drawing from historical records, maps, and regional accounts, Iron Through the Hills demonstrates the enduring legacy of the iron horse in the Arkansas Ozarks. This lecture will show a deeper understanding of how rails, rivers, and ridges were forged together to form modern identity of northern Arkansas.</p> </div> <div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s">Vincent Anderson is an Ozark historian who grew up in Ozark County, Missouri, and now resides in Baxter County, Arkansas. He serves on staff at the Baxter County Library, and he is the Baxter County Historian. Vincent was the host of the weekly radio program Retracing Our Roots on KTLO for 2 seasons, as well as the creator of the YouTube channel Ozarks’ History.</p> <p>This event is sponsored by the Ozarks Heritage Research Center and the West Plains Council on the Arts. Refreshments provided.</p></div> <!--themify_builder_content--> <div id="themify_builder_content-11" data-postid="11" class="themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-11 themify_builder tf_clear"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row tb_egmp486 tb_first tf_w hide-tablet_landscape hide-mobile"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_hgb5487 first"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_wd99382 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h1 style="text-align: right">WELCOME</h1> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_nj6h487"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_x8vs931 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>TO</strong></p> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_2wwt48 last"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_lkm5946 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h2 style="text-align: left">West Plains</h2> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row tb_5yl0440 tf_w hide-desktop hide-tablet"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col-full tb_yhk7442 first"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_9ful442 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h1 style="text-align: center">WELCOME</h1> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_vojr442 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>TO</strong></p> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_dt94442 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h2 style="text-align: center">West Plains</h2> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row tb_mtny349 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col-full tb_vku6350 first"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_ypoh78 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h3 style="text-align: center">With so many things to see and do within a 75-mile radius of West Plains. Choose West Plains as the place to shop, dine, rest your head, and wake up to begin another adventure.</h3> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row tb_hhba538 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col-full tb_tup6540 first"> <!-- module video --> <div class="module module-video tb_yabj118 video-top " data-lazy="1"> <div class="video-wrap-outer" style="max-width:100%"> <div class="video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow"> <noscript><iframe data-no-script src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs9h8MlwrI?pip=1&playsinline=1" allow="accelerometer;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;fullscreen" class="tf_abs tf_w tf_h"></iframe></noscript> </div> <!-- /video-wrap --> </div> <!-- /video-wrap-outer --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row tb_tgzi557 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top 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data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <a href="/ride-the-ozarks/"> <img decoding="async" width="500" height="371" src="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2-ridetheozarks-500-2.jpg" class="wp-post-image wp-image-181" title="2-ridetheozarks-500-2" alt="Explore West Plains Ride the Ozarks" srcset="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2-ridetheozarks-500-2.jpg 500w, https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2-ridetheozarks-500-2-300x223.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /> </a> </div> <!-- /image-wrap --> </div> <!-- /module image --> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_d3es557 last"> <!-- module image --> <div class="module module-image tb_4ltg635 image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <a href="/dining/"> <img decoding="async" width="500" height="371" 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https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/compass400w-300x273.png 300w, https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/compass400w-365x332.png 365w, https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/compass400w-250x227.png 250w, https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/compass400w-280x254.png 280w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /> </div> <!-- /image-wrap --> </div> <!-- /module image --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_agwk136 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h1 style="text-align: center">EVENTS</h1> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_7iaq142 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p style="text-align: center">Looking for something to do?<br />Visit our Calendar of Events for<br />information on local events.</p> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --><!-- module buttons --> <div class="module module-buttons tb_ch6y295 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module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_uc3q635 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>july 16-18</b></h2> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>Free Live Music every evening at 6 p.m.<br>The Bridge Church, 10105 S. 63 Highway</b></div> <div> <div class="xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs" style="margin-inline: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_ufnw635 last"> <!-- module image --> <div class="module module-image tb_0d1w657 image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <a href="/events/"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/shen-1024x1024-357x359.jpg" width="357" height="359" class="wp-post-image wp-image-10521" title="shen" alt="Joe Nichols Concert" srcset="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/shen-1024x1024-357x359.jpg 357w, https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/shen-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px" /> </a> </div> <!-- /image-wrap --> </div> <!-- /module image --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_pzsw657 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="x9f619 x1n2onr6 x1ja2u2z x78zum5 xdt5ytf x2lah0s x193iq5w xz9dl7a xp6pnuw x160xiiu"> <h2><span style="font-weight: bold;">live music</span></h2> <div style="font-size: 19.2px;"><b>5 Luster Arcade, Downtown<br>Visit <span style="color: #993300;"><a style="color: #993300;" href="https://www.facebook.com/shenaniganswpmo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shenanigans MO</a></span> Facebook page for full line up of music events</b></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row tb_exk0412 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col-full tb_2nrz413 first"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_befo936 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h1 style="text-align: left">LEARN MORE BY…</h1> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_row themify_builder_row tb_rc89332 tf_w"> <div class="row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_ufvx333 first"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_wyb8639 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h3 style="text-align: center">READ A LOCAL’S PERSPECTIVE<br />TO 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It boasts of lodging, dining, and shopping conveniences of city-life while having the advantage of being close to the country. In just a very short drive, you can find yourself hiking in the Mark Twain National Forest, exploring one of ten historic water mills, kayaking or fishing crystal-clear spring-fed rivers and streams, or hunting the more than 63,000 wilderness acres of National forest.</p> <p>Come experience West Plains for yourself. We think you will love it!</p> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_wp9u273 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h3>GETTING HERE</h3> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_4 tb_3kdu220"> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_i316221 first"> <!-- module image --> <div class="module module-image tb_1v92124 image-center tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" width="60" height="60" src="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/car-60.png" class="wp-post-image wp-image-100" title="car-60" alt="West Plains Directions"> </div> <!-- /image-wrap --> </div> <!-- /module image --> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_p8hv221"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_8cfw725 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p><strong>Driving Distance from:</strong></p> <h6>Springfield, MO (100 miles)<br>Branson, MO (125 miles)<br>St. Louis, MO (195 miles)<br>Kansas City, MO (275 miles)<br>Little Rock, AR (190 miles)<br>Memphis, TN (190 miles)<br>Birmingham, AL (425 miles)<br>Wichita, KS (350 miles)<br>Chicago, IL (500 miles)<br>Oklahoma City, OK (400 miles)<br>Dallas, TX (510 miles)<br>Atlanta, GA (570 miles)</h6> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_3t9d782"> <!-- module image --> <div class="module module-image tb_z4bz289 image-center tf_mw" data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" width="60" height="60" src="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/airplane-60.png" class="wp-post-image wp-image-99" title="airplane-60" alt="West Plains airports"> </div> <!-- /image-wrap --> </div> <!-- /module image --> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_lm8s782 last"> <!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_fj7u504 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p><b>Access to Airports:</b></p> <h6>West Plains, MO (9 miles)<br>   <em>No commercial flights available<br></em>Springfield, MO (100 miles)<br><em>   Regional airport with commercial flights<br></em>Branson, MO (125 miles)<br><em>   Regional airport with commercial flights<br></em>St. Louis, MO (195 miles)<br><em>   International airport with commercial flights<br></em>Kansas City, MO (275 miles)<br><em>   International airport with commercial flights<br></em>Little Rock, AR (190 miles)<br><em>   International airport with commercial flights<br></em>Memphis, TN (190 miles)<br><em>   International airport with commercial flights</em></h6> <p> </p> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --> </div> </div> </div> <div data-lazy="1" class="module_column tb-column tb_f166465 last"> <!-- module image --> <div class="module module-image tb_a37i999 image-center tf_mw wow" data-tf-animation="slideInRight" data-lazy="1"> <div class="image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw"> <img decoding="async" width="400" height="562" src="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/wp-compass-missouri-home-page.png" class="wp-post-image wp-image-102" title="wp compass missouri home page" alt="Explore West Plains" srcset="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/wp-compass-missouri-home-page.png 400w, https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/wp-compass-missouri-home-page-214x300.png 214w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /> </div> <!-- /image-wrap --> </div> <!-- /module image --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_ehcl914 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <h4 style="text-align: center">JUST THE FACTS</h4> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_7mti713 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Population</strong><br>12,593 (2023)<br><strong>Coordinates</strong><br>36.7281° N 91.8524° W<br><strong>Total area</strong><br>13.29 sq. miles<br><strong>First settled</strong><br>1838</p> </div> </div> <!-- /module text --><!-- module text --> <div class="module module-text tb_nbms921 " data-lazy="1"> <div class="tb_text_wrap"> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g45036-West_Plains_Missouri-Vacations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-114 size-full" src="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tripadvisor.png" alt="Trip Advisor" width="36" height="36" /></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ExploreWestPlains" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-116" src="https://www.explorewestplains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/facebook.png" alt="facebook" width="36" height="36" /></a> <a 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