Rivervale, Arkansas

Rivervale is an unincorporated community in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States, approximately five miles north of Lepanto.

The Rivervale Tunnel, an engineering project in which one river flows under another, is located near Rivervale.

Rivervale was the birthplace of brothers Earlie and William H. Fires. Earlie became a Hall of Fame jockey,[1] and William, a racehorse trainer.[2]

References

  1. "Hall of Fame Jockey Earlie Fires Retires". Blood-Horse Publications. Sep 24, 2008.
  2. "William "Jinks" Fires". Oaklawn Jockey Club. Retrieved Nov 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Coordinates: 35°40′26″N 90°20′24″W / 35.67389°N 90.34000°W / 35.67389; -90.34000


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