Crosses, Arkansas
Crosses is an unincorporated community in Valley Township, Madison County, Arkansas, United States, located at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 16 and Highway 295.
History
The community has the name of one Mr. Cross, a pioneer citizen.
In 2012, Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino was involved in a motorcycle crash while sliding off Highway 16 near Crosses, his passenger being former Arkansas All-SEC volleyball player Jessica Dorrell. He was subsequently fired from his coaching job for lying about the accident to the school.
References
- ^ "Crosses, Arkansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. § 22.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 29.
- ^ Bennett, Craig (April 2, 2012). "Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino hurt in motorcycle crash". USA Today. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Arkansas fires Bobby Petrino". ESPN. April 11, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
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