Bauxite, Arkansas - Wikipedia
网页Bauxite is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. Located within Central Arkansas, the city is named for bauxite, the source ore for aluminum, which was found in abundant quantities in the area and became a source of aluminium refining.
City of Bauxite, AR – Home of the Miners
网页Welcome to Bauxite, Arkansas—a town rich in history, community spirit, and small-town charm. Nestled in the heart of Saline County, Bauxite is a place where the past meets the present, and neighbors become lifelong friends.
Bauxite, AR Map & Directions - MapQuest - Official MapQuest
网页Bauxite is a town in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 432 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bauxite - Arkansas.com
网页“The town that aluminum built;” “the Aluminum Capital of the World;” “the definitive company town in its heyday:” these all describe the central Arkansas community of Bauxite.
Bauxite (Saline County) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
网页2024年6月14日 · Bauxite, the ore from which the town derives its name, and which is a key component in the production of aluminum, was discovered in great abundance in this area of central Arkansas in 1887. The company that became Alcoa, which mined the ore, not only provided plants and mills but also provided a community for its workers to live in.
Yesteryear: When Bauxite was booming | Arkansas Democrat …
网页2013年8月1日 · In the 1940s, Bauxite was one of the largest and busiest Arkansas communities outside Little Rock. It wasn’t gold or silver the miners brought out of the ground, but the colorful rock the men...
The town that bauxite built - Arkansas.com
网页First discovered in the state in the late 1880s, bauxite ore played an important role in Saline County and for the world. For a while, the town of Bauxite, which even took its name from this rock, produced most of the world’s aluminum.
Bauxite Historical Association and Museum - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
网页2024年6月14日 · The Bauxite Historical Association and Museum (BHAM) works to preserve the history and culture of the company-owned town of Bauxite (Saline County).
Bauxite Museum and Teeth, Bauxite, Arkansas - Roadside …
网页Bauxite, Arkansas. If not for the now-ghost town of Bauxite, America might have lost World War II, and it definitely would be smiling less without fluoride in its toothpaste. Aluminum evening gown. Bauxite was a bounty-from-beneath-the-earth boomtown, similar in its rapid rise and fall to pop-up cities such as Tombstone and Pithole.
BAUXITE HISTORY – City of Bauxite, AR
网页Welcome to Bauxite, Arkansas, a town with a storied past and a resilient community spirit. From its early days as a bustling mining hub to its current status as a close-knit community, Bauxite’s journey is one of transformation and pride.