Author: Patrick Carroll
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A 39-year load off of my mind
It was November 2, 1972, my 18th birthday. I was a freshman living in Pomfret Hall at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. When I got…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Lesmeister Guesthouse, Things to Do Here
Stroll the Square: Bigger and Better Than Ever!
Live music, ice cream, and fellowship as Randolph County turned out last night for our monthly Stroll the Square event. With beautiful weather to help,…
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Lesmeister Guesthouse, The St. Charles
Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives – National Park Service
I just got word, through my architect, from the National Park Service that the Lesmeister Guesthouse project has been approved to receive “federal historic preservation tax…
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New Downtown Historic Markers
In another project of our Five Rivers Historic Preservation group, last Saturday David Bowlin and I, with a little help from my brother Bill, installed…
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My Lucky Horseshoe
I went by the Lesmeister Building today, looking to see what progress was made Thursday and Friday of this week (the answer is not much,…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Things to Do Here
We got a caboose!
I just got word that the mayor has purchased an old train caboose that will be moved to Pocahontas to be a feature at our…
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Lesmeister Guesthouse, Uncategorized
Threshold Moment
The architect on the Lesmeister Guesthouse project, Tommy Jameson, has commented in the past that he wonders where the original cast iron door thresholds of the…
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Let the sun shine in!
Big changes appeared evident today on the Lesmeister Guesthouse construction site as the “modern” storefronts added in the 1960’s were removed in preparation for recreating the original…
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