Forrest City, 1907

Incorporated in 1870, the town was named for famed Confederate cavalry commander Nathan Bedford Forrest. The St. Francis County seat was moved to Forrest City from Madison in 1874. Today some of these buildings are gone and most of those that remain are in poor repair. Send questions or comments to Arkansas Postcard Past, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203.