Coca - Cola Bottling Company

First National Bank

Red Ball Store

Bradfield Store

William Patterson was the first known Methodist to set foot on Arkansas soil. He came from Kentucky in 1800 and cut the cane, where the city of Helena now stands, to build a warehouse for river traffic. He became a Methodist Minister and in 1804 was admitted to the Western Conference with assignment to the Scioto Circuit in Ohio. Although there is no positive evidence, it is probable that he preached at Helena. He was the father of John Patterson, the first white child of American Parents in Arkansas.

Sacred Heart Academy

In 1858, a boarding school and convent was established on this site in the former residence of Col. Henry L. Biscoe by four Sister of Mercy who came from Ireland with Bishop Andrew Byrne. The school was in the middle of heavy fighting during the Battle of Helena July 4, 1865 and was used as a hospital by the Sisters who tended both Union and Confederate wounded. The School closed from 1866 to 1879 at which time it was reopened by the Sisters of Charity from Nazareth, Kentucky.
 

Old Weight Station?