... the Log Cabin Democrat. Robinson was given acreage for his work as a civil engineer for the then Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad, and in 1871 developed a plat plan for Conway. The Connecticut native was instrumental in getting Conway named ...

... and Gold Creek were abundant. The area of Gold Creek was an important asset to the railroad. The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad laid track through the community. In 1853, this Gold Creek line was officially known as the Little Rock and Fort ...

... renegades for whom other positions could not be found." The new settlement of Conway Station on the Little Rock to Fort Smith railroad that was being built was designated temporary county seat in 1873 until an election could be held for a permanent ...

... publication has worn out is the railroad. Let's set the record straight. Conway exists because the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad stopped in the swamp before Cadron Ridge. Now you want them to go away; it's kind of like a teen-ager rejecting ...

... away from the steamboats and trains took over the task. Cadron's demise was insured when the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad was built after the Civil War and bypassed the town by about a mile and half. Now only Cadron Settlement Park remains ...

... building in 1871 under the direction of Asa P. Robinson, chief engineer of construction for the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad. Robinson is generally given credit for establishing the town. The question of the derivation of the city's ...

... Conway, Robinson reportedly was given the acreage for his work as civil engineer for the then-Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad, and in 1871 developed a plat plan for Conway. The Connecticut native was instrumental in getting Conway named ...

... page photograph to Col. A. P. Robinson, the father of Conway, who was chief engineer of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad that put Conway on the map when he chose a section of land (payment from the railroad for services rendered) to ...

... County what it is today. Building the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad, Asa P. Robinson created Conway Station, destined ... Robinson became chief engineer of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad. And when the railroad company offered him a ...

... century as the residential core of the new Conway community. In 1871, he was given 640 acres by the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company as a token of generosity for his work as chief engineer during the construction of the state's first railroad ...