Most everyone knows that Hot Springs began because of the hot springs located there, but there are interesting stories surrounding the origins of some historic Arkansas towns that you may not have heard before. These are tales of barbecue, enterprising, stranded men turned merchants, and competing senators who named places after each other.

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