This online presentation recounts the history of Bentonville schools from 1841 to 1929, and includes information about the exciting rediscovery of the 1866 school building in 2009.  
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Photographs and Documents Courtesy of:
Gary Black
Jimmye Gayle Kohley Campbell
Ellen Compton
Monte Harris
Ramalee Jefferson Curtis
The Estate of Ray Jefferson

Selected Bibliography:
Benton County Arkansas Archives 
Benton County Arkansas Land and Deed 
Benton County Pioneer - Published quarterly by the Benton County Historical Society
Encyclopedia of Arkansas http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net
History of Benton County - J. Dickson Black, International Graphics Industries, Little Rock, AR, 1975
History of Benton County - Benton County Heritage Committee, Curtis Media Corporation, Dallas, TX 1991
Obituaries of Benton County Arkansas Volumes 1 - 10 - Easley and Easley and McNelly Heritage Books, Inc, 1997
Rogers Historical Museum Research Library

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