Mountain View, Arkansas
| Mountain View, Arkansas | |
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Music on the steps of the Stone County Courthouse
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| Nickname(s): Folk Music Capitol of the World | |
| Motto: "Your Place in the Mountains" | |
 Location in Stone County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 35°51′54″N 92°6′31″W / 35.86500°N 92.10861°WCoordinates: 35°51′54″N 92°6′31″W / 35.86500°N 92.10861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Stone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.8 sq mi (17.7 km2) |
| • Land | 6.8 sq mi (17.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,876 |
| • Density | 422.9/sq mi (162.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 72533, 72560 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-47540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0077769 |
| Website | Mountain View Arkansas Chamber of Commerce |
Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County, Arkansas. Located in the Ozarks, the city has a rich tradition of preserving folk music and culture. Founded in 1873, the city's economy is largely based on tourism related to its title as the "Folk Music Capitol of the World". Mountain View hosts the Ozark Folk Festival in April, various folk artists at Ozark Folk Center State Park throughout the year, and weekly music gatherings on the courthouse steps that are free and open to the public. The city is also known for outdoors recreation opportunities, including Blanchard Springs Caverns, trout fishing on the White River and the Ozark National Forest.
The town's name comes from its location in a valley bordered by the Blue Mountain Range of the Ozark Mountains. Prior to the founding of Mountain View in 1890, the town of Riggsville, established in 1819 by Thomas Augustus Riggs, existed immediately to the east remaining until after the Civil War, when towns with southern sympathies were to be renamed or moved altogether.
Mountain View was incorporated on August 14, 1890.
Mountain View was the location of 1929 trial in the Connie Franklin murder case, in which the "victim" testified.
A tornado on April 14, 1996, rated F4 on the Fujita scale killed NFL quarterback Kurt Warner's mother-in-law and father in-law. Another EF4 tornado caused major damage to the town on February 5, 2008 in the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak, the deadliest tornado outbreak in two decades.
Mountain View is located at 35°51′54″N 92°6′31″W / 35.86500°N 92.10861°W (35.864886, −92.108497).
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