Negro Head Corner, Arkansas
Negro Head Corner, Arkansas | |
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![]() ![]() Negro Head Corner, Arkansas | |
Coordinates: 35°20′38″N 91°21′27″W / 35.34389°N 91.35750°WCoordinates: 35°20′38″N 91°21′27″W / 35.34389°N 91.35750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Woodruff |
Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 52597[1] |
Negro Head Corner is an unincorporated community in Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States, located about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Augusta.[2]
The area is named for an oak sculpture of a Black man's head that was once displayed at the corner of a farm near the crossroads. It was carved by Wade Antney, who farmed the land first as an enslaved person and then later as the owner.[2] It has been theorized that the sculpture represented Legba, the loa of crossroads in Haitian Vodou.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Negro Head Corner, Arkansas
- ^ a b Hankins, B.J. (July 11, 1968). "The Man Who Lived at Nigger Head Corner". Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine. Arkansas Baptist State Convention. 67 (27): 5.
- ^ Brownderville, Greg Alan (November 2002). "Devil of the Blues" (PDF). The Society for the Study of Southern Literature. University of Arkansas. 36 (1).
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Woodruff County, Arkansas
- Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
- Upper Delta Arkansas geography stubs