Rainbow Colors
by Nava Thompson
Title
Rainbow Colors
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Thompson of a colorful Tulip garden in NW Arkansas. The Tulips were very bright with red, yellow, and orange. ................ The area now known as Bentonville's first known use by humans was as hunting grounds by the Osage Nation who lived in Missouri. The Osage would leave their settlements to hunt in present-day Benton County for months at a time before returning to their families. White settlers first inhabited the area around 1837 and named their settlement "Osage". By this time, the Osage had ceased using the area for hunting, and the white settlers began to establish farms. Upon establishment of Benton County on September 30, 1836, Osage was deemed a suitable site for the county seat, and the town square was established as the home of county government the following year. Osage was renamed Bentonville in honor of Thomas Hart Benton, a senator from Missouri who strongly supported Arkansas statehood.............. The Osage post office was established on December 31, 1836, and renamed Bentonville on January 3, 1843.........Early statehood and Civil War..........The Terry Block Building is the southwest corner of the Bentonville Town Square. Built in 1888, the building now houses the Walmart Visitor Center, adjacent to the original Walton's Five and Dime.Two years after Arkansas received statehood in 1836, thousands of Cherokee people from Georgia passed through Benton County as part of the Trail of Tears route to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. Although no Civil War battles were fought inside Bentonville, the city was occupied by both armies and saw almost all of its buildings burned, either by opposing armies or guerrilla outlaws. Bentonville was a staging point for the Confederate army prior to the Battle of Pea Ridge, fought about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of town, and the town saw a brief skirmish just prior to the battle. The city began to rebuild about a decade after incorporation on April 3, 1873, with many of these Reconstruction Era buildings today serving as the oldest structures in Bentonville.............After the war, the area established a vibrant apple industry, with Benton County becoming the leading apple producing county in the nation in 1901. In the 1920s and 1930s the county developed a reputation as a leader in poultry production, which the area still maintains today............
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit.
Doug Kreuger
Gorgeous Tulip Garden Nava! I am really ready to say, So long to winter, Hello Spring! L&F
Nava Thompson replied:
Doug---thank you very much! Look forward to seeing your spring photography/paintings!
Carolyn Rosenberger
Love the way the main flower is in focus and the others form gorgeous color patterns, in contrast with the darks in the background! Great work, Nava Jo! L&F
Debbie Portwood
So many wonderful works Nava!! LOVE all the gorgeous colors and great comp! Gorgeous light and dof as well! Just amazingly beautiful!! f/love!! :D
Nava Thompson replied:
Thank you Debbie for your generous comments and promotion---much appreciated !