Arkansas has an amazing history. We found one of the oldest schoolhouses in the entire state and yes it is still standing. It's like one of those old one-room schoolhouses we remember seeing on Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons.
Arkansas has an amazing history. We found one of the oldest schoolhouses in the entire state and yes it is still standing. It's like one of those old one-room schoolhouses we remember seeing on Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons.
Arkansas has an amazing history. We found one of the oldest schoolhouses in the entire state and yes it is still standing. It's like one of those old one-room schoolhouses we remember seeing on Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Eureka Springs resident McKinley Weems, who assisted in the construction of the Christ of the Ozarks statue on Magnetic Mountain, along with a number of other projects, celebrated his 100th birthday Jan. 2.
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Eureka Springs resident McKinley Weems spent a good chunk of his life building things, tearing things down, and finding new uses for the odd bits and bobs left over.
On Saturday, Jan. 2, he celebrated his 100th birthday.
The most well-known project Weems worked on was the Christ of the Ozarks statue on Magnetic Mountain near his hometown. The 67-foot-tall statue which turns 55 this year has an arm span of 65 feet and is the largest depiction of Jesus in the United States.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Eureka Springs resident McKinley Weems, who assisted in the construction of the Christ of the Ozarks statue on Magnetic Mountain, along with a number of other projects, celebrated his 100th birthday Jan. 2.
Submitted photo
McKinley Weems spent a good chunk of his life building things, tearing things down, and finding new uses for the odd bits and bobs left over.
On Saturday, Jan. 2, he celebrated his 100th birthday.
The most well-known project Weems, of Eureka Springs, worked on was the Christ of the Ozarks statue on Magnetic Mountain near his hometown. The 67-foot-tall statue which turns 55 this year has an arm span of 65 feet and is the largest depiction of Jesus in the United States.