Stuttgart (Arkansas)

Arkansas County

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Stuttgart is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and along with DeWitt county seat of Arkansas County.

Geography

The city is located about 70 km southeast of Little Rock on U.S. Highway 79, the Stuttgart Municipal Airport is about 10 km north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.0 km ², excluding land.

History

This Stuttgart was founded by Adam Buerkle, an emigrant from Plattenhardt, in 1878. Buerkle, who had emigrated to America in 1852, first worked in Lansing (Michigan) as pastor. In October 1878 he founded, together with 65 people, a settlement on the Gum Pond, a pond, whose banks had rubber trees. When he in 1880 a post office einrichtete in his house, had to get a name of the place. In memory of his old home, he gave this place the name "Stuttgart".

1882 the railroad was built. However, the route did not lead past the post office; Therefore, the train did not stopped Bürkle settlement. However, Bürkle owned land to the railroad tracks. So he built a hut near the rail and nailed a sign with the name "Stuttgart" on. Here, the new downtown developed, about two miles south-east of his house.

Stuttgart in 1884 a town. Beginning of the 20th century considerable efforts have been made to advance the economy. It originated mainly wood processing workshops. 1902 tested a farmer growing rice. In 1904, the first commercial rice field was applied with a size of 70 acres. Hundreds of families from the North and the Midwest came to Stuttgart and bought land in order to benefit from the now flourishing rice cultivation. 1907 a rice mill was built and today is located in the city the seat of Riceland Foods, which is responsible for one third of the U.S. rice crop. After the Second World War, soybeans were grown around Stuttgart.

Stuttgart is considered the world capital of rice and duck hunting Rice and Duck Capital of the World. It will be held championships annually. Many stores have on the sale or manufacture of hunting clothes and equipment (especially decoys ) specialized.

A local history museum leads to interested tourists throughout the entire history of Stuttgart. The museum is run by volunteers. Admission is free.

Others

The film Rosalie Goes Shopping by Percy Adlon (1988, USA) plays in Stuttgart / Arkansas. The Bavarian Rosalie ( Marianne Sägebrecht ) lives there with her ​​family. Rosalie is obedient female consumer the lure of advertising. That gets them more and more on the straight and narrow. With counterfeit credit cards and checks she goes to Stuttgart on a shopping spree.

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