Fayetteville History

Architect E. Fay Jones

The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville, called Faytteville History Minute, which air on the government channel. This week's history minute is about E.Fay Jones, the internationally renowned architect who, along with his wife, Gus, made Fayetteville his home and place of craft for more than 60 years.

John Clinton Futrall and Anne Gaines Duke Futrall

John Clinton Futrall (1873-1939) was born in Tennessee and his family moved to Marianna, Ark., when he was 10 years old. He came to Fayetteville to study at the University of Arkansa, then transferred to the University of Virginia and later studied at the universities in Bonne and Halle, Germany.

He returned to Fayetteville to teach Latin in 1894. He helped formed the university’s first football team and was its first coach. He became president of the university in 1914 and served in that capacity until his death in 1939. Memorial Hall, the student union then just being finished on the campus, was named in memory of him.

“Annie” Futrall was born in Fayetteville. She was the first woman to serve on the university’s board of trustees. Futrall Hall on the university campus was named in her honor.

Fayetteville Fire Department

The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Faytteville History Minute, which airs on the government channel. This week's history minute is about the organization and development of the Fayetteville Fire Department.

Integration of Fayetteville High School

The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Faytteville History Minute, which airs on the government channel. This week's history minute is about the integration of Fayetteville High School in 1954.

Fayetteville National Cemetery

The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Faytteville History Minute, which airs on the government channel. This week's history minute is about Fayetteville National Cemetery, final resting place for veterans who have served America from the Revolutionary War to the war in Afghanistan.