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'''Arkadelphia''' is a city in [[Clark County, Arkansas]], United States. Population was 10,548 in the 2005 special census.[1]
'''Arkadelphia''' is a city in [[Clark County, Arkansas]], United States. Population was 10,548 in the 2005 special census.<ref> "Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Arkansas" (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. June 21, 2006.</ref>
Arkadelphia is the county seat of Clark County.[2]
Arkadelphia is the county seat of Clark County.<ref>"Find a County". National Association of Counties.</ref>
The city is on the east edge of the Ouachita Mountain foothills. Arkadelphia is south of the mouth of the Caddo River. It has two colleges, Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University.
The city is on the east edge of the Ouachita Mountain foothills. Arkadelphia is south of the mouth of the Caddo River. It has two colleges, [[Henderson State University]] and [[Ouachita Baptist University]].
It has a hospital, Baptist Medical Center-Arkadelphia, and an [[Amtrak]] train station.
It has a hospital, Baptist Medical Center-Arkadelphia, and an [[Amtrak]] train station.
Arkadelphia was known as Blakeleytown until 1839, when the settlement adopted its present name. The name’s originator and precise date of origin are lost.
Arkadelphia was known as Blakeleytown until 1839, when the settlement adopted its present name. The name’s originator and precise date of origin are lost.
Later accounts agree that early settler James Trigg reported that when Arkadelphia became the county seat and thus needed a more dignified name, locals combined two Greek words for "arc of brotherhood" and changed the third letter. [3]. Others surmise the "Ark" was derived from the state's name, "Arkansas."
Later accounts agree that early settler James Trigg reported that when Arkadelphia became the county seat and thus needed a more dignified name, locals combined two Greek words for "arc of brotherhood" and changed the third letter.<ref>Encyclopedia of "Arkansas, http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=848</ref> Others surmise the "Ark" was derived from the state's name, "Arkansas."
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