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Gurdon, AR 71743
NOTE: THIS IS A VERY GOOD PROPERTY
Gurdon, Arkansas; Clark County
City of Gurdon:
Median household income: $26,446 (year 2000)
House Values (median) $180,000 - $250,000
Crime in the area is little and went even more down by almost 40% since 2002.
Nearest Airport: MEMORIAL FIELD (about 39 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
The people in Gurdon are friendly and very dedicated to their community.
Length of stay since moving-in is above state average
Interesting Facts about Gurdon
· Musical performer, performance artist, actor, filmmaker, and photographer Tav Falco was raised in Gurdon.
The town is known for the presence of a ghost light roughly five miles outside of town. Known as the Gurdon Light, a series of unexplained phenomena which occur in a wooded area by railroad tracks, appears to viewers as a light or lights hovering in mid-air. Local folk legend explains the light appearances as a deceased railwayman's lantern. Scientific work on the origin of the lights has proven inconclusive. The light has been featured on local media and on the TV show Unsolved Mysteries. The location is still in use by the railroad.
The Gurdon Pond just outside town features easy-access shore fishing for bream and bass.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission was scheduled to officially give the acreage involved in what was Big Timber Lake, south of Gurdon, to the city on Monday morning at City Hall.
The long-term fishing site was also known as Gurdon Pond, number two, and is located between Gurdon and Bierne.
The Red Martin Country Club is approx. 1.8 miles South of the lots.
The 9-hole "Red Martin" course at the Red Martin Country Club facility in Gurdon, Arkansas features all the hallmarks of Arkansas golf. Designed by Red Martin, the Red Martin golf course opened in 1964. Leon Hathcoat manages the course as the General Manager
http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/golf-course.asp?course=231
Lake DeGray and State Park is approx. 25-30 miles north of the property DeGray Lake Resort State Park is Arkansas's resort state park. Situated on the north shore of 13,800-acre DeGray Lake, this recreational retreat in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains offers resort amenities combined with the outdoor adventures of an Arkansas state park. DeGray is a fishing and water sports resort. DeGray is a golf resort. And DeGray is a state park perfect for family vacations, getaways, reunions, weddings, business meetings and retreats.
DeGray Lake is one of Arkansas's renowned "Diamond Lakes" known for their clear water. This is where you will find Arkansas's best fishing for hybrid striped bass, and great angling for bass, crappie, bream and catfish.
DeGray features a PGA championship-rated, public golf course (7,100 yards) with pro shop, driving range and practice range.
Situated along the shoreline and in shaded woodlands are the park's 113 campsites that offer up close views of the seasonal beauty of spring, summer, fall and winter in Arkansas, The Natural State.
http://www.degray.com/
Gurdon, Arkansas Picture Gallery
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