Greenbrier, AR · Faulkner County

Home inspection in Greenbrier, Arkansas.

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Why Greenbrier homes need a local read

Greenbrier, named for wild smilax along Greenbrier Creek, is home to Woolly Hollow State Park and Lake Bennett and was the site of a 1930s soil erosion study.

History: White settlement dates to at least 1818; Post office opened September 15, 1857 with Henderson Moore as postmaster; Incorporated April 5, 1880.

Around town: Woolly Hollow State Park and Lake Bennett, Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, Greenbrier Creek.

Setting: Sits in a valley once ringed by virgin hardwood oak on the surrounding ridges, with fertile soil.

Water, flooding and moisture in Greenbrier

Water nearby: Greenbrier Creek, the East Fork of Cadron Creek about eight miles east of the town's current location, and the forty-acre Lake Bennett in Woolly Hollow State Park.

Flood history: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas says falling cotton prices, bank failures, floods and droughts threatened the city during the 1920s and 1930s; No specific events are given.

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Faulkner County in Zone 3 (predicted average indoor levels below 2 pCi/L). EPA notes that homes vary within any zone, so the map does not predict a single house.

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Ozark hill-country homes.

Illustrative photos of the kinds of homes and conditions found in this area.

Lake-view home on a hillside above a large reservoir, summer

Lake-view home on a hillside above a large reservoir, autumn

1980s ranch home with a walkout basement on a sloped lot, summer

1980s ranch home with a walkout basement on a sloped lot, autumn

Brick home with a carport on a wooded street, summer

Brick home with a carport on a wooded street, autumn

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What parks and lakes are in Greenbrier?

Woolly Hollow State Park, opened November 2, 1973 on 370 acres, includes the forty-acre Lake Bennett. Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, a 330-acre nonprofit established in 1990, lies northeast of town on a dirt road about two miles off Highway 25.

How did Greenbrier get its name?

The community was briefly called Mooresville before taking the name Greenbrier, after the wild smilax along Greenbrier Creek. Henderson Moore became first postmaster in 1857.

Has Greenbrier had flooding?

The Encyclopedia of Arkansas says falling cotton prices, bank failures, floods and droughts threatened the city during the 1920s and 1930s. It gives no details of specific flood events.

What is the area's farming history?

Early farmers grew corn, oats, wheat and sorghum, with cotton being harvested by 1871 and four gins operating by 1900. The 1930s Soil Conservation Program was the first program in North America to study soil erosion on a specific watershed, and after the 1950 drought many farmers switched from cotton to dairy.

Is radon a concern in north Arkansas?

EPA places 14 Arkansas counties in Zone 2, including Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Sharp and Stone, meaning predicted average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. Washington, Craighead and Pulaski counties are Zone 3. EPA says the zone map does not predict any single home, and it recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or more.

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