Editing Ashley County, Arkansas (section)

==Culture and contemporary life==
[[File:Crossroads_Fire_Tower.JPG|right|thumb|upright|The 1935 [[Crossroads Fire Tower]] is the tallest of its type in Arkansas]]
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Ashley County has several facilities, monuments, and museums dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the area. The [[Watson House (Hamburg, Arkansas)|Ashley County Museum]], owned and operated by the Ashley County Historical Society, preserves and interprets the history and culture of Ashley County for visitors. Four properties related to the history of forestry are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including the [[Crossroads Fire Tower]], installed by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] in 1935.<ref>{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy|access-date=November 10, 2019|refnum=06000078|name=Crossroads Fire Tower}}</ref> The Old Company House Museum in Crossett City Park is one of the original mill houses constructed by the Crossett Lumber Company prior to 1910. The house contains period decorations and offers tours by appointment.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Old Company House Museum |url= https://www.arkansas.com/attractions-culture/old-company-house-museum |publisher= Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism |access-date= November 10, 2019 }}</ref> Other cultural points of interest in Ashley County include:

*Six churches listed on the NRHP in Ashley County maintain the history and culture of evangelical [[Protestantism]] in the area<ref>{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy|access-date=November 10, 2019|refnum=10000018|name=Crossett Methodist Church}}</ref><ref>{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy|access-date=November 10, 2019|refnum=92000388|name=First United Methodist Church}}</ref><ref name="hpb" /><ref>{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy|access-date=November 10, 2019|refnum=06001285|name=Parkdale Baptist Church-AS0051}}</ref><ref>{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy|access-date=November 10, 2019|refnum=07000505|name=Parkdale Methodist Church}}</ref><ref>{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy|access-date=November 10, 2019|refnum=06000942|name=Portland United Methodist Church}}</ref>
*The Ashley County Farmer's Market is an informal market (no set times).<ref>{{ cite web |title= Ashley County Farmers Market |url= https://www.arkansas.com/agritourism/ashley-county-farmers-market |publisher= Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism |access-date= November 10, 2019 }}</ref>
*The [[Hamburg Presbyterian Church|Hamburg Garden Club]] has been located in a historic church at the corner of Cherry and Lincoln Streets since 1987.<ref name="hpb">{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy|access-date=November 10, 2019|refnum=91000589|name=Hamburg Presbyterian Church}}</ref>
*Over 75 species are contained at the Crossland Zoo in Crossett.<ref>{{ cite web |title=Crossland Zoo |url= https://www.arkansas.com/attractions/crossland-zoo |publisher= Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism |access-date= November 10, 2019 }}</ref>

===Annual cultural events===
Hamburg hosts the World Famous Armadillo Festival annually during the first weekend in May.<ref>{{ cite web |title=World Famous Armadillo Festival |url=https://www.arkansas.com/events/world-famous-armadillo-festival |publisher= Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism |access-date= November 10, 2019 }}</ref> The Ashley County Fair is hosted during the first weekend in September at the Ashley County Fairgrounds in Hamburg, and includes a rodeo and the Miss Ashley County pageant in the Maxwell Hill Auditorium.<ref>{{ cite web |last= Gaught |first= Val |title=Ashley County Fair will start this weekend, pageant first |url= https://www.ashleynewsobserver.com/news/ashley-county-fair-will-start-this-weekend-pageant-first/article_ce570586-cf1b-11e9-b90f-5f2c11e4650e.html |work= [[Ashley News Observer]] |location= Crossett, Arkansas |access-date= November 10, 2019 }}</ref> Crossett hosts the Crossett [[Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association]] Rodeo in August and the Wiggins Cabin Arts & Crafts Festival each October.<ref>{{ cite web |title=Crossett |url=https://www.arkansas.com/crossett |publisher= Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism |access-date= November 10, 2019 }}</ref>

===Media===
The ''[[Ashley County Ledger]]'' of Hamburg and the ''[[Ashley News Observer]]'' of Crossett are the county's two weekly newspapers.

Ashley County is within the [[Monroe, Louisiana]]-El Dorado [[designated market area]] with the following local TV stations: [[KNOE-TV|KNOE]] (dual [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[CBS]] and [[The CW]]), [[KARD (TV)|KARD]] (Fox), [[KTVE]] (NBC), and two PBS affiliates: [[KLTM-TV]] ([[Louisiana Public Broadcasting|Louisiana]]) and [[KETZ]] ([[Arkansas Educational Television Network|Arkansas]]).<ref>{{ cite web |title=Monroe - El Dorado TV Channels |work=Station Index |url= https://www.stationindex.com/tv/markets/Monroe-El+Dorado |access-date= November 16, 2019 }}</ref>

The county is home to two FM radio stations: [[KAGH-FM]] (104.9 FM, "Today's Country 104.9") and [[KWLT]] (102.7 FM).<ref>{{ cite web |title= Arkansas FM Radio Stations |publisher= [[Federal Communications Commission]] |location= [[Washington DC]] |work= FM Query Results |date= November 16, 2019 |access-date= November 16, 2019 |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=AR }}</ref> and [[KAGH (AM)|KAGH]] (800 AM, "Oldies Radio 800").<ref>{{ cite web |title= Arkansas AM Radio Stations |publisher= Federal Communications Commission |location= Washington DC |work= FM Query Results |date= November 16, 2019 |access-date= November 16, 2019 |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=AR }}</ref>