Some believe it is a combination of "Ark-", the name of an early settlement in nearby Winston County, and "-adelphia", a pseudo-Greek combination meaning "brother-place," likely taken from Philadelphia.
Jerry Thomasson (1931–2007) — former Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and two-time Republican candidate for Arkansas attorney general.
Upon graduating from high school, he became a licensed teacher, but left after one year to attend Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
On March 23, 1864, Steele began his march with eight thousand soldiers from Little Rock south to Arkadelphia, where he was joined by John M. Thayer, who commanded another four thousand troops.
Public service was a family tradition as his father had served as mayor of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in the early 1950s.
Flavius Josephus Carpenter, born March 24, 1851 in Franklin County, Georgia, died August 2, 1933, at home in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas, was an American Civil War veteran, steamboat captain, U.S. Marshal, and entrepreneurial businessman.
Dexter B. Florence Memorial Field, a public use airport in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States (FAA: M89)
Carpenter-Haygood Stadium, an American football stadium in Arkadelphia, Arkansas
KDEL-FM, a radio station (100.9 FM) licensed to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States
KSWH-LP, a low-power radio station (99.9 FM) licensed to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States
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KSWH-FM, a radio station (91.1 FM) licensed to Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States
The school provides secondary education in grades 7 through 12 for students in Donaldson and Hot Spring County communities including all or portions of Midway, Friendship, Arkadelphia, Malvern, and Bismarck.
Neva I. F. Greevi was born in Luther, Michigan and attended Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas for three years.