Moving to Hardy and Cherokee Village.
Cherokee Village was planned as a resort and retirement community, and buyers still relocate here.
Retiring to the Hardy area: the facts
John A. Cooper Sr. Bought 400 acres on the south bank of the Spring River near the mouth of Otter Creek in 1948, formed the Cherokee Village Development Company in 1953, and the community was formally opened in June 1955.
Governor Orval Faubus called it 'the coming Mecca of the Ozarks' at the 1955 opening.
It is described as the state's first major amenity-oriented subdivision, and Cooper marketed lots by direct mail to buyers in several Midwestern states.
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas says Cherokee Village became the state's leading retirement community by the early 1960s, and that by 1961 retirees from across the United States had relocated to the Spring River area.
Cherokee Village population: 4,058 (1980), 4,416 (1990), 4,648 (2000), 4,671 (2010), 4,780 (2020).
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas says the Hardy area was recognized as an important retirement center within a decade of Cherokee Village's founding.
Lake and resort-community homes.
Illustrative photos of the kinds of homes and conditions found in this area.
Sources for the facts on this page
- encyclopediaofarkansas.net: hardy sharp county
- en.wikipedia.org: Hardy, Arkansas
- en.wikipedia.org: Spring River (Arkansas)
- ktlo.com
- kait8.com: spring river flooding reaches near historic level
- encyclopediaofarkansas.net: karst topography
- encyclopediaofarkansas.net: sharp county
- epa.gov: arkansas
- epa.gov: epa map radon zones
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