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462:Pig Trail Scenic Byway
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386:Southern United States
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366:Fayetteville, Arkansas
271:Charles Whiting Walker
234:Fayetteville, Arkansas
90:Arkansas Supreme Court
47:Arkansas Supreme Court
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606:Arkansas River Valley
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376:Early life and career
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245:Jane Lewis Washington
45:Chief Justice of the
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269:Jacob Wythe Walker
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