Conway

Arkansas, United States
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Conway, city, seat of Faulkner county, central Arkansas, U.S., 25 miles (40 km) north of Little Rock. Primarily a community of educational institutions, it is the home of the University of Central Arkansas (1907), Hendrix College (which moved there from Altus in 1890), and Central Baptist College (1952). Arkansas Children’s Colony (1959), for the mentally handicapped, is also in the city. Founded in 1871 and incorporated in 1875, Conway was named for a family who moved to Arkansas in the early 1800s. Its economy was long based on the schools and regional agriculture. Manufacturing began after World War II, fostered ...(100 of 198 words)