Baxter
, county (
586 sq mi/1,518 sq km; 1990 pop.
31,186), N Ark.; Mountain Home; 36°17'N 92°20'W. Bounded N
by Mo. line, S and SE by White R. (Bull Shoals Dam and Reservoir in
NW); drained by the North Fork (Norfolk Dam and Reservoir and Fish
Hatchery in E). Situated in Ozark region, the co. has emerged as a
major retirement center. Agr. (hay, cattle, hogs). Resorts; fishing.
Bull Shoals State Park on both sides of Bull Shoals Dam (White R.) in
W; part of Ozark Natl. Forest in S, small part of Buffalo
Natl. R. on SW boundary. Formed 1873.
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Mountain Home; 36°17'N 92°20'W. Bounded N
by Mo. line, S and SE by White R. (Bull Shoals Dam and Reservoir in
NW); drained by the North Fork (Norfolk Dam and Reservoir and Fish
Hatchery in E). Situated in Ozark region, the co. has emerged as a
major retirement center. Agr. (hay, cattle, hogs). Resorts; fishing.
Bull Shoals State Park on both sides of Bull Shoals Dam (White R.) in
W; part of Ozark Natl. Forest in S, small part of Buffalo
Natl. R. on SW boundary. Formed 1873.
