Anderson, Arkansas

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Anderson is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. [1]

History

Anderson developed along the Arkansas Western Railroad line which was extended to that point in 1901. [2] A variant name is "Anderson Crossing". [1]

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