Town burns down on Easter Sunday 1924....Higginson Arkansas

My friend Ludean obtained this picture for me to display. She got it from Higginson's Mayor who displays it at City Hall. Higginson is a tiny town just a minute or two from Searcy Arkansas. Ludean pointed out that they have two fire stations in order to be prepared in case of a fire on the opposite side of the tracks and the train is stopped in the middle of town. Now that's good planning!

I've posted three other photos of Higginson but I guess this one is the saddest and tells the worst story. It says the town burned down on Easter Sunday 1924. It appears that the town didn't have any firewalls and all that wood went up in flames probably quickly. It would be nice to know the extent of the burn....did it get houses? Did it expand for several blocks? Perhaps we can get more info from a Higginson resident. Thanks, Ludean, for sharing this photo.