Fayetteville has been listed as one of the top five places to stay in the US for three years in a row, and a visit will show you why. It's home to the University of Arkansas and its beloved Razorbacks, but it also has the whole family - like amenities that are simply unforgettable from the Bay Area, from fine dining to restaurants and bars. Nowadays it is known for its outdoor beauty and the annual events and attractions that draw visitors back here season after season. Fayette County, Arkansas, home to our beloved Razorback football team, is as beautiful as you'd expect from a large urban center.

Residents value food that is local, that is, locally grown and grown, whether it is farm to table food or food trucks to court. Whether it's a farm-to-table, food truck or food, Fayetteville has it all, and residents appreciate it.

Much of northwest Arkansas life revolves around Walmart, a company founded in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas, and headquartered in nearby Bentonville, Arkansas. I mention Walmart twice for the above reasons, but when I lived in Northwest Arkansas, Walmart served as my favorite grocery store, as well as many other stores. Stark Bank opened in Fayetteville in 1875 and became William McIlroy Bank and Arvest Bank, the oldest bank in the state, on January 2, 1876. The Washington County Telephone Company was founded in 1886 and put the first telephone exchange into operation.

During this time, regular truck lines passed through Fayetteville and other parts of northwest Arkansas, such as Rogers, Arkansas.

The trains were still transported in wagons, stagecoaches, horses and buggies, with rail traffic mainly from St. Louis and San Francisco. Over a fourteen-year period, the railroad company (SLSF) built a series of railroad lines from Fayetteville to Fort Smith, Arkansas. But those lines were doomed to failure when the S-Bahn built branch lines to St. Paul and Pettigrew in Madison County. During the Civil War, Confederate General William L. Cabell attempted to recapture the city in a battle for the Tebbetts "home.

A Mexican border dispute ensued, and Fayetteville and Washington County sent more than 100 volunteers to the war, many of whom served in Yell's regiment. On June 16, 1916, Company B of the Arkansas National Guard was ordered to mobilize. Due to dissatisfaction with the administration, citizens applied for an 1859 charter, which was granted, but Walker did not issue a call until Congress reconvened on May 6.

The Morrill Act, passed by Congress after the war, provided land grants to the state to establish an agricultural and mechanical college. Fayetteville offered $30,000, including individual land donations, to build the college, and Washington County proposed a $100,000 bond issue. Banking in the states was illegal, except for the private real estate bank and Arkansas State Bank, which were owned by the state.

In the early 20th century, attempts were made to move the university, or part of it, to a more centralized location in Arkansas. In 1900, a western railway, the Ozark-Cherokee Central Railway, was put into operation. The railroad was an important stimulus for Fayetteville's economic growth, offering a new way of trading goods and services.

For those who come to Fayetteville and just want to get away for a weekend, it offers all the experiences you want to experience in one place. WAC - The T2 marks the next chapter in the history of the University of Arkansas, the College of Arts and Sciences.

Guests who want to get a little dirty can visit some of the local attractions in the Ozarks Botanical Garden, which is just minutes from downtown and offers a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking and camping. Local attractions on the National Register of Historic Places include Joe Mounted Police Station and the Arkansas State Capitol Building.

During the day, visitors enjoy Fayetteville's impressive network of paths, which includes more than 1,000 miles of bike and footpath and is the state's highest rated bike city, according to the U of A's Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Council. During the days, visitors to F Arkansas enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking and camping, as well as the opportunity to experience some of the city's most popular attractions, including the Ozarks Botanical Garden and the Arkansas State Capitol Building. As a state scholarship university in Arkansas, the U-A has a long history of conducting research, teaching, public relations and event organizing. It was placed in the top 10 percent of postgraduate students - research universities in Arkansas granted by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, making it one of only four U.S. colleges and universities with such a designation.

In the years leading up to the Civil War, Fayetteville and the county gained a reputation as the state's cultural and educational center. The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked U-A as a "great college to work in," and US News ranked the city among the top 10 cities in the country in its annual metropolitan region ranking, which it evaluated on five indices. In honor of its founding in 1842 and its commitment to its early pioneers and current residents, its citizens have dedicated a memorial wall at the University of Arkansas Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.