Editing Luxora, Arkansas (section)

== History ==
The city was originally settled as the community of Elmot Landing in the 1880s next to the [[Mississippi River]]. By 1897, the town had moved inland, behind the federal levee and was incorporated as Luxora, named after the daughter of a local businessman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlesinger |first=Toney Butler |title=Luxora (Mississippi County) |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/luxora-mississippi-county-938/ |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>

During World War II, the [[Federal Aviation Administration|Civil Aeronautics Authority]] operated an intermediate landing field in the vicinity of Luxora. This field was also utilized by Air Cadets at [[Blytheville Air Force Base|Blytheville Army Airfield]] and [[Marine Corps Air Facility Walnut Ridge|Walnut Ridge Army Air Field]] during the war.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USAF Summary Sheet - Fries, Leonard J. |url=https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/rptAF55.asp?RecID=96688 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=www.aviationarchaeology.com}}</ref>