The Colony 72330

06/02/2023

Were you born in the Dyess Hospital?
Special thanks to Gary Burfield for the photo.

05/22/2023

On May 22, 1934, Dyess Colony officially opened in Mississippi County, Arkansas after nearly 16,000 acres of land was cleared in the rural Mississippi River delta or northeast Arkansas.

Eventually, nearly 500 families would call Dyess Colony home, including the Cash family.

05/14/2023

Happy Mother's Day! Share a photo of your mom!

1930s Mother's Day Art Credit: Hallmark
News Article: https://www.newsday.com/amp/lifestyle/family/hallmark-mother-s-day-cards-through-the-years-p64921

05/12/2023

☀️🕶 Summer is almost here!

What was your favorite pastime growing up in or visiting Dyess during the summer?

10/14/2022

I am trying to start planning some projects to get The Colony up and running! What are some of your favorite traditions from the holidays growing up in Dyess?

10/04/2022

Question for readers: what kind of story do you want to read? What kind of circumstances of a character would make you personally feel seen? What issues and struggles have you dealt with in your life that you would like to see come to life in the pages of a book?

07/09/2022

I had a great time talking with former Dyess residents. I will never get tired of hearing your stories, and I'll do my best to preserve and share them. Thank you for trusting me with your history.

07/09/2022

I'm hanging out at the Dyess Reunion today! Had to get my tea from Lepanto Golden Nutrition in my Dyess Eagle colors! 💙🤍

07/04/2022

Water Pie!

07/04/2022

Happy 4th of July from The Colony! I have Water Pie in the oven! I'll let you know how it turns out.

07/01/2022

07/01/2022

06/30/2022

From the time he was five years old, music legend Johnny Cash worked the cotton fields of the Arkansas Delta with his family. Walk the land that inspired his songwriting at the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. 🖤 arkansas.com/dyess/attractions-culture/historic-dyess-colony-johnny-cash-boyhood-home

06/29/2022

It's sometimes difficult to look at pictures of what used to be here. Hopefully we can bring some things back in unique ways.

06/28/2022

Take the quiz and scroll to the bottom for the entry form.

06/28/2022

Arkansas residents who found themselves devastated by a series of disasters were given a chance for a new home and a new life in Dyess Colony.

06/27/2022

I am overwhelmed every time I get a notification that someone has liked this page! I have so many ideas for The Colony, and I cannot wait to share them all with you!

What do you want to see/learn about this little town?

06/22/2022

Did you know this?!

Dyess Colony had a railroad! I am still working on finding out specifics, but if you look in the lower left hand corner of this photo, you can see it. I've looked at this picture numerous times and never realized those were rails. If you have more info regarding the railroad, please comment or message me.