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Watson Chapel, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Neighborhood in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

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official_name	Watson Chapel
settlement_type	Neighborhood of Pine Bluff, Arkansas
map_caption	Location in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Arkansas
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Pine Bluff
named_for	Rev. Benjamin Watson
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elevation_m	73
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timezone	Central (CST)
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utc_offset_DST	-5
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	71603
area_code	870
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Watson Chapel is a neighborhood in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is located at the fork of U.S. Route 79 (Camden Road) and Highway 54 (Sulphur Springs Road), directly southwest of downtown Pine Bluff.

History

Watson Chapel was named after Cumberland Presbyterian minister Benjamin Watson, who settled in nearby Sulphur Springs in the 1870s. Watson later in 1872 founded a church and school which were named Good Faith church and later in 1876 changed to Watson's Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. On April 5, 1880, the school district was formed, with the school still meeting in Rev. Benjamin Watson's church until a separate school building was erected in 1898.

Education

Watson Chapel is served by the Watson Chapel School District, including Watson Chapel High School. The Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System operates the Watson Chapel Dave Burdick Library, near the high school and along U.S. Route 79. Its namesake is the library director from 1991 to 2012.

References

Campbell, Thomas H.. (1985). "Arkansas Cumberland Presbyterians, 1812-1984". Arkansas Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
"[http://watson-chapel.pineblufflibrary.org/ Watson Chapel Public Library] {{Webarchive. link. (August 2, 2017 ." Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Library System. Retrieved on August 2, 2017.)

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