Annual Fordyce on the Cotton Belt Festival
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Fordyce on the Cotton Belt celebrates the rich railroad heritage of this small town. Good food, friendly atmosphere and great entertainment are always on tap. From talent shows to the annual Redbug Reunion Rally to the best parade in Arkansas, Fordyce has it all.
Annual Fordyce on the Cotton Belt Festival
Phone : (870) 352-6110 (Always call and confirm events.)
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Attractions and Upcoming Events
Charlotte Street Historic District
Historic Victorian downtown homes, library, museum, art gallery; reserved tour or self-guided tours
Fordyce, AR Historic DistrictsFordyce Mural
Displays history of the town and its football heritage; Fordyce is the birthplace of the late Coach Paul "Bear"
Fordyce, AR MuralsMarks' Mills Battlefield State Park
Directions: Junction Ark. 8 East The site of an April 25, 1864 fight in which Confederate Calvary ambushed and captured a Union supply train along with the brigade of Federal troops guarding it, forcing General Frederick Steele to abandon Camden and return to Little Rock due to a lack of supplies;
Fordyce, AR State ParksMarks' Mills Cemetery Park
Directions: 1/4 mile north of Ark. 8 Features an intact section of the Camden-Pine Bluff Road, where one of Union General Frederick Steele's foraging parties was ambushed and decimated by Confederates under General James Fagan on April 25, 1864. The Union suffered 1,500 casualties;
Fordyce, AR Cemeteries