Rogers Arkansas Water Tower Along the Rail
by Gregory Ballos
Title
Rogers Arkansas Water Tower Along the Rail
Artist
Gregory Ballos
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Art
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The iconic water tower near downtown Rogers, Arkansas taken along the railroad at dusk.
ABOUT ROGERS ARKANSAS: Rogers was named after Captain Charles Warrington Rogers, who was vice-president and general manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, also known as the Frisco. The town was established in 1881, the year the Frisco line arrived; it was at this time the area residents honored Captain Rogers by naming it for him. The community was incorporated on June 6, 1881.
Rogers was the location of the first Wal-Mart store, whose corporate headquarters is located in neighboring Bentonville, Arkansas. Daisy Outdoor Products, known for its air rifles, has both its headquarters and its Air Rifle Museum in Rogers. In June 2007, BusinessWeek magazine ranked Rogers as 18th in its list of the 25 best affordable suburbs in the American South. And in 2010, CNN Money ranked Rogers # 10 on their list of 100 Best Places to Live.
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December 2nd, 2017
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