The Pines, Arkansas

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

History

According to tradition, this former logging town was named for the pine log cabins which once stood near the town site. [2]

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34°52′00″N94°04′14″W / 34.86667°N 94.07056°W / 34.86667; -94.07056