Hopefield, Arkansas
Community in Crittenden County, Arkansas
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Hopefield was a small community on the Mississippi River in Crittenden County, Arkansas.[1] Its location is near or included within the current limits of the city of West Memphis, Arkansas.[2][3] It was a ferry crossing point to Memphis, Tennessee,[2] and was served by an east-west rail line built by the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad that eventually became a mainline of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway.[4][5] During the American Civil War General Stephen Hurlbut had the town burned to combat rebel activity.[2] It was rebuilt, hit by a series of Yellow Fever epidemics, and diminished by erosion.[2] Hopefield Chute, an Ox Bow also called Dacus Lake, and Hopefield Lake are in the area, as well as some remains.[2] G. W. Watson moved there.
