Briggsville, Arkansas
Appearance
Briggsville, Arkansas | |
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Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Yell |
Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 72828 |
Area code | 479 |
GNIS feature ID | 81846[1] |
Briggsville is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Briggsville is located on Arkansas Highway 28, 12 miles (19 km) west-southwest of Plainview. Briggsville has a post office with ZIP code 72828.[2]
Briggsville is the hometown of actor Jacob Lofland.
At a Democratic Party rally in Russellville, Arkansas in 1976, Bill Clinton spoke of "the breathtaking beauty of our Arkansas spring", and then listed several towns including Briggsville; "I know them all, and they are home to me because of you".[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Briggsville, Arkansas
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived September 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Smith, Stephen A. (1996). "The Guardian of the People's Interest". Preface to the Presidency: Selected Speeches of Bill Clinton, 1974-1992. Stephen A. Smith.
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