Pine Ridge, Arkansas
Encyclopedia
Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community
in Montgomery County
, Arkansas
, United States
. It is located at 34°35′9"N 93°54′36"W.
The original name was Waters, but the name was changed in 1936 to Pine Ridge through a vote of the city's town council http://www.oldstatehouse.com/educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?id=790&issue_id=37&page=8. Waters was the basis for the fictional town of Pine Ridge, Arkansas
on the radio show Lum and Abner
, and the name of the real town was changed to honor and match the fictional one that made it famous.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Arkansas
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 9,487. The county seat is Mount Ida. Montgomery County is Arkansas's 45th county, formed on December 9, 1842, and named after Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located at 34°35′9"N 93°54′36"W.
The original name was Waters, but the name was changed in 1936 to Pine Ridge through a vote of the city's town council http://www.oldstatehouse.com/educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?id=790&issue_id=37&page=8. Waters was the basis for the fictional town of Pine Ridge, Arkansas
Pine Ridge (Lum and Abner)
Pine Ridge, Arkansas, was the fictional setting for the radio program Lum and Abner, which ran for 13 weeks every year from 1932 to 1954 on WNBC. It was based on the town of Waters, Arkansas, and some of its residents...
on the radio show Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner was an American radio comedy network program created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff that aired from 1931 to 1954. Modeled on life in the small town of Waters, Arkansas, near where Lauck and Goff grew up, the showed proved immensely popular...
, and the name of the real town was changed to honor and match the fictional one that made it famous.