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Downtown Helena
Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas |
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Coca - Cola Bottling Company |
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First National Bank |
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Red Ball Store |
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Bradfield Store |
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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.
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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.
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Old Weight Station? |
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