Historic pharmacy featured on AETN’s Exploring Arkansas

Nov 3, 2017 NEA Report Randolph County 0

Over 150 years of history

POCAHONTAS, Ark. – You might not realize when you’re driving by Futrell’s Pharmacy on Broadway Street in Pocahontas that you’re driving by significant history.

The pharmacy is the oldest in the State of Arkansas. Its history landed it in the latest episode of AETN’s Exploring Arkansas. The pharmacy has been traced back to the mid-1850s.

At 18:50 in the video below (ironic, considering the year we just mentioned), you can learn more in a special feature from AETN’s Exploring Arkansas. 

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