The Zeb Edmiston House is one of several buildings in Cane Hill listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A small, rural township in Northwest Arkansas, Cane Hill was established by European settlers in 1827 as Washington County’s earliest settlement. Like Marzuolo, Cane Hill supported its rural community as a center of industry and trade.The town also acted as an educational center, notably hosting Arkansas’ first college to open its doors to women, and was the scene of combat prior to the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7, 1862 in the Civil War (Historic Cane Hill, n.d.). Despite the town’s historic importance, it does not attract many tourists since it is located approximately 30 miles from the major traffic arteries (I49) and urban centers (e.g., Fayetteville) in Northwest Arkansas.
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