SEVIER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

DE QUEEN, AR

Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. Credit: Marcus O. Bst

The Sevier County Historical Society Inc. in De Queen, Arkansas is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1972. The Society is dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and promotion of the history of Sevier County and its people. The Society operates the Sevier County Historical Museum, located in De Queen.

The museum is located in the old De Queen Post Office Building and features exhibits that span from the late 19th century to the present. These exhibits include a variety of artifacts, photographs, documents, and other items that tell the story of the county’s history. The museum also hosts a variety of educational programs and events throughout the year, such as lectures, genealogy workshops, and living history demonstrations.

The Society also operates an archive, which is open to the public and contains a wide variety of documents and artifacts related to the history of the county. These include newspaper articles, photographs, genealogical records, maps, court records, and more. The archive is continually expanding, as the Society is always accepting donations of items that tell the stories of the county’s past.

The Society is also involved in a variety of other activities, such as preserving and restoring historic buildings, sponsoring community and educational events, and providing support for other organizations’ efforts to preserve the history of the county. The Sevier County Historical Society is an important part of the local community, and its work is invaluable in helping to ensure that the history of the region is remembered and preserved.

SEVIER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in DE QUEEN AR. US MID #8400500202

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>
Robert Wells Chain Sculptures and Roadside Ministry and Environment. "By day Robert Wells (1949-2012) safely removes dangerous asbestos from construction, demolition and renovation sites; but nights and weekends he creates art objects of welded chains, railroad spikes and you-name-its. This is Robert Wells and that is some of his art, which you will see if you will but look east as you travel along highway 71 through Grannis. That's about midway between DeQueen and Mena. His most recent and most ambitious works are acts of religious devotion.modular metal prayer tablet At right is the piece that lured me off the highway. It's a giant prayer tablet that holds words made of welded chain (raw material which costs about a buck a link). It reads, "FINISHED... THE SEED OF HOPE IT IS... PARTNERS IN PRAYER JESUS NAME WE WISH AND PRAY GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIVES T FIRE 2000 IN THE FORM OF HEALING MIRACLES AND BLESSINGS AMEN THANK YOU JESUS IOU." The welded link fragments, he told me, represent the chains of spiritual bondage which had been broken with the help of Jesus.welded log chain wellhouse I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think that's the gist of it. The construction is modular so the tablet can be expanded or contracted line by line and the words can be changed as the situation requires. Robert told me that the prayers used to be written with individual letters, but now he welds them together in complete words. He didn't say so, but I'd bet a week's pay that he had trouble with the local hooligans rearranging the prayers into obscenities. Also notice the map of Arkansas in the upper quadrant of the tablet. The radiating figure marks Grannis on the map. If your taste in art is more secular, here is a log chain wishing well you might like. In and around his shop he has a five-foot globe on gimbals, six-foot spatula and frying pan set, welded footbridges and numerous park benches and planters." Text by: <a href="http://arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow">arkansasroadstories.com/wells.html</a> Featured on PBS Rare Visions and Roadside Revelation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.pbs.org/video/mena-arkansas-to-port-arthur-texas-qa5lqh/</a> See also: <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/49511</a>

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717 WALTER J LEEPER DRIVE
DE QUEEN
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MID # 8400500202
Name SEVIER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 710592295
NTEECC A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201209
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 34.040078, -94.332807
CODES FIPS State Code: 05
FIPS County Code: 133
US Census Tract: 080300
US Census Block: 4017