Arkadelphia, AR - Craig Plays a Saxophone at the End of the Rainbow

Welcome to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, "The City of Rainbows!" The town is located along the Ouachita River at the edge of the Ouachita Mountains in southern Arkansas.  The town was originally named Blakeleytown after it's first settler, but was renamed Arkadelphia in 1839.  The town's early industries included a salt works, lumber mill and a trading post that served the surrounding farms.  Arkadelphia has been the home of a number of public and private educational institutions including five colleges founded between 1885 and 1895.  Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University are still located in town.  The nearby mountains and river offer a number of recreational opportunities for residents and visitors.  We hope you enjoy our visit to "The Delph!" Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov