Page Contents for Green Forest, Arkansas

Statistics & Facts

Location

City Attractions

Community news

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Libraries.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Arkansas state capital is Little Rock.
The population of Green Forest is approximately 2,717 (2000), 2761 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 919 (1990), 983 (2010).
The amount of land area in Green Forest is 5.927 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Green Forest to Washington DC is 947 miles.
The distance to the Arkansas state capital is 127 miles. (as the crow flies)
Green Forest is positioned 36.33 degrees north of the equator and 93.42 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozark Mountains about 15 miles from Lake Table Rock. Branson, MO is a 45 minute drive from Green Forest.
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Attractions

Home of Silver Dollar City Amusement Park, the Shepherd of the Hills outdoor drama and thousands of motel rooms. Just 23 miles down the road is famed Eureka Springs, a favorite tourist destination with quaint shops, 100-year-old Victorian bed-and-breakfasts and the Great Passion Play.

1999 was the 7th Country Kicker Soccer Tournament held in Green Forest! Over 3,000 participate each year.

NOTED NOTABLES
Birthplace of Helen Gurley Brown, author.
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Green Forest Community News

I am looking for any information on a saddle maker that lived in the Green Forest, AR area.
Currently, I am rebuilding a saddle made by a saddle maker that was located in Green Forest between 1920 and 1930. The maker was W.E. Lamb. I have been unable to find any information on the history of Lamb's business during his era of saddle making.
W.E. Lamb was a well established saddle maker and listed in the book of Old Saddles and Spurs and their maker's marks. Other than that, very little else is known of this individual builder and his history.
HISTORY:
I found an old saddle by Lamb in a antique store in Victorville, CA. The rear seat cantle was split open and the entire saddle tree exposed to the elements of weather for many years. Apparently someone had used the saddle as a fence hanger decoration. The leather was petrified due to its years of exposure to weather. The saddle tree is an old Miles City Tree (Montana), according to Superior Saddle Tree Co., Grand Junction, CO. They reconditioned the bars and recovered the tree.
It took me a great deal of work finding the maker's mark, W.E. Lamb. I finally located it on the saddle's fenders after a careful washing of all parts. I am interested in any photographs or relatives that may be available for information.
I would appreciate any information you can provide about the individual maker or his family members (names, phone numbers, address,' etc.) that may still reside in Green Forest. I would love to contact anyone that can supply any further information about the original saddle builder W.E.Lamb, either by phone, e-mail, or whatever.

J.W. GRESS
6472 Highway 138
W.Cajon Valley, CA. 92371
Phone: 760.249.4407
e-mail: sjwgress@mail.snowline.net

Green Forest Libraries

Green Forest Public Library
119 E Main St
Green Forest, AR 72638-3160
Phone: 870-438-6700

Green Forest Schools

Green Forest School District
E 10th St At Arch
Green Forest, AR 72638
Phone: 870-438-5201 Green Forest

Miscellany

The population of Green Forest was:
1990 - 2,050
2000 - 2,717