DELANEY

DELANEY, AR

"Delaney.--Twenty-five miles from Fayetteville, on the railroad leading to St. Paul, is a lumber shipping point of some importance. In February, 1887, William N. Jones opened the first store in a tent. Three stores, Jones & Thompson, Cartner & Reed, and J. S. Stuart, now divide the trade for which one was then sufficient. Dr. W. P. Dapney is the proprietor of a drug store, and J. H. Smith is the local blacksmith. There are a number of steam saw-mills on Davney and Delaney Creeks, in the immediate vicinity." (Goodspeeds' History of Madison County...)

Photos of Downtown Delaney in 1968

History of the White River Valley - Delaney, AR
by Velda Brotherton Part I Part II Part III