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11-631: The Methodist Manse is a historic house at Spring and Main Streets in Canehill, Arkansas . Built in 1834, this single-story brick structure served as the town's first Methodist church building, and was converted to its minister's house when the new wood-frame church was built in the 1850s. It is one of the community's most significant pre-Civil War buildings. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. This article about

22-581: A property in Washington County, Arkansas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canehill, Arkansas Canehill , also known as Cane Hill and Boonsboro , is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County , Arkansas , United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with

33-445: A more centralized location. In 1891, Cane Hill College closed its doors permanently. In 1901, the community's name was changed to the current usage, that of Canehill. Early settlers were attracted to the area by natural springs, which were used in agricultural operations. The community served as a trading post and regional center for apple orchards to sell crops to merchants from Fort Smith . The locals also produced and sold sorghum ,

44-583: A population of 74. The community is located in the Ozark Mountains on the outskirts of the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area. One of the most historic communities in the state, Canehill contains seventeen listings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The Cane Hill College began operations in 1834, which led to the rapid growth and development of the community as a center of higher education. The college and community suffered during

55-637: A tradition continuing today at the annual harvest festival. The community is served by the Lincoln Consolidated School District . Lincoln High School is its sole high school. As of 2023, there is no fixed route transit service in Canehill. Ozark Regional Transit operates demand-response service in the area. The nearest intercity bus service is provided by Jefferson Lines in Fayetteville . Ozark Regional Transit The roots of

66-494: The American Civil War , and was bypassed by the railroad, which chose a route through Lincoln . Recently, restoration and preservation of many historic buildings has been undertaken by a nonprofit organization, Historic Cane Hill Inc. The post office at Canehill is 1322 feet above sea level. Canehill is on Arkansas Highway 45 , approximately 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Fayetteville and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of

77-692: The Oklahoma border. Considered a postal designation ( ZIP code 72717), the population of the ZCTA was 847 at the 2000 census . In 1834, the Cumberland Presbyterians established the first collegiate learning institute in Arkansas, naming it the Cane Hill School , after a nearby geological feature. The current Post Office was opened in 1839 and was originally unnamed. In 1843, it was named Boonsboro, and

88-479: The Rogers-Bentonville area. A commuter route travels once per day in each direction to provide a peak connection between Fayetteville and rural Washington County, while another commuter route travels all day between the four major cities. In January 2017, an explosion and subsequent fire destroyed 20 ORT buses, leaving only six functional buses in the fleet. In the subsequent weeks, transit services from around

99-451: The country donated buses to ORT to restore their fleet, including Dallas Area Rapid Transit , Key West Transit , Port Authority of Allegheny County , Razorback Transit , and Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated , with many other lending buses until the fleet could be restored. The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services. This article related to bus transportation in

110-502: The organization are in a 1974 project by the Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County to provide rural transportation. By 1978, two fixed routes had been established and, in 1982, after being designated as an urban area, northwestern Arkansas formed Ozark Regional Transit and acquired federal funding. Currently, 5 local routes serve the interconnected Fayetteville and Springdale communities and two routes travel through

121-698: The town maintained this name throughout the American Civil War . The year of 1862 brought the Battle of Cane Hill . In 1897, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church considered Cane Hill College as the starting point for their "state" college. However, due to the nearby competition from Arkansas Industrial University , the decline of Cane Hill as a population center and its remote location, the Synod decided to open Arkansas Cumberland College in Clarksville, Arkansas,

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