Harwood, Arkansas

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Harwood, Arkansas
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Coordinates: 33°09′46″N91°07′41″W / 33.16278°N 91.12806°W / 33.16278; -91.12806
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Chicot
Elevation
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118 ft (36 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 870
GNIS feature ID57051 [1]

Harwood is an unincorporated community in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States. [1]

In 1915, it was the site of the 5,000-acre Florence Plantation. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harwood, Arkansas
  2. "A BARONIAL ESTATE AT THE PRICE OF A FARM" . Daily Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. January 10, 1915. p. 36. Retrieved September 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com.


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