Bessie Hunt Education Center
Bessie Hunt Education Center is a community center in Township of Saint Francis, Phillips, Arkansas which is located on Missouri Street. Bessie Hunt Education Center is situated nearby to the museum Delta Cultural Center, as well as near Helena Community Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centennial Baptist Church and Beech Street Historic District.
Centennial Baptist Church
Church
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The Centennial Baptist Church is a historic church building at the corner of York and Columbia Streets in Helena, Arkansas. It is significant for its association with Elias Camp Morris, who was the pastor of the church from 1879 and who was a driving force in the establishment of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Centennial Baptist Church is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Bessie Hunt Education Center.
Beech Street Historic District
Historic site
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The Beech Street Historic District is a large residential historic district on the west side of the Helena section of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas. The district's spine is Beech Street, extending roughly from Phillips Street in the south to McDonough Street in the north, and widens out to include about three blocks each of college, Poplar, and Columbia Streets at its northern end. Beech Street Historic District is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Bessie Hunt Education Center.
Helena Bridge
Bridge
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The Helena Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 49 across the Mississippi River between Helena, Arkansas and Lula, Mississippi. The main cantilever span was modeled on the similar Benjamin G. Helena Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Bessie Hunt Education Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helena and Helena-West Helena.
Helena
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Helena is the eastern portion of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, located on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
Helena-West Helena
Town
Helena–West Helena is the county seat of and the largest city within Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. The current city was consolidated, effective January 1, 2006, from the two Arkansas cities of Helena and West Helena. Helena-West Helena is situated 2 miles northwest of Bessie Hunt Education Center.
West Helena
Suburb
West Helena is the western portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 8,689. West Helena is situated 3½ miles northwest of Bessie Hunt Education Center.
Bessie Hunt Education Center
- Type: Community center
- Address: 105 Missouri Street, Helena, AR 72342
- Category: building
- Location: Township of Saint Francis, Phillips, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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-90.58637° or 90° 35′ 11″ westOpen location code
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