Solgohachia, Arkansas
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Solgohachia (pronounced saw-guh-HATCH-ee [1]) is an unincorporated community in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Morrilton on state highway 9 and Highway 287. The name is from the Choctaw word Sok-ko-huch-cha, meaning "muscadine river" (Cushman, p. 603).
Even though it is an unincorporated community, Shannon Oakley was appointed "Mayor" of Solgohachia.
Nearby Solgohachia Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 2004.[2]
Solgohachia is located at 35°15′22″N 92°40′34″W / 35.25611°N 92.67611°W (35.2561, -92.6761)[1].
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
[edit] Further reading
- Horatio Bardwell Cushman. (1899). History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians. Greenville, Texas: Headlight Printing House.
[edit] External links
- Solgohachia, Arkansas is at coordinates 35°15′22″N 92°40′34″W / 35.2561°N 92.6761°WCoordinates: 35°15′22″N 92°40′34″W / 35.2561°N 92.6761°W
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