Malvern, Arkansas
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| City of Malvern | |
Downtown Malvern
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| Nickname(s): Brick Capital of the World | |
 Location in Hot Spring County and the state of Arkansas |
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 Malvern
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| Coordinates: 34°21′50″N 92°48′39″W / 34.36389°N 92.81083°WCoordinates: 34°21′50″N 92°48′39″W / 34.36389°N 92.81083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Arkansas
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| County | Hot Spring |
| Townships | Butterfield, Fenter |
| Incorporated | July 22, 1876 |
| Named for | Malvern Hill, Virginia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Brenda Weldon |
| • Council | Malvern City Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.2 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 19 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.2 km2 (0.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,318 |
| • Density | 469.8/km2 (1,202.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72104 |
| Area code(s) | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-43610 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0077584 |
| Major airport | Adams Field (LIT) |
| Website | malvernar |
Malvern is a city in and the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. Founded as a railroad stop within the Ouachita Mountains, the community's history and economy have been tied to available agricultural and mineral resources. Specifically, the production of bricks from locally available clay has earned the city the nickname, "The Brick Capital of the World". The city had a population of 10,318 at the time of the 2010 census.
Named after Malvern Hill, Virginia, Malvern was founded in 1870 by the Cairo and Fulton Railroad as a city site 21 miles (34 km) south of Hot Springs. On October 15, 1878, Malvern officially became the county seat of Hot Spring County. The original inhabitants of the county were Native Americans, trappers, hunters, and farmers.
The Hot Springs Railroad, often referred to as the Diamond Jo line, was established as a narrow-gauge railroad by Chicago businessman Joseph Reynolds in 1874. Reynolds began building the Hot Springs Railroad, which extends north from Malvern Junction, a station on the Cairo & Fulton, to Hot Springs, after he had endured unsatisfactory stagecoach rides to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Because Malvern was the closest railroad station to Hot Springs, it became an important junction point for passengers transferring from rail to stagecoach to complete their journey to the spas in Hot Springs. This was the only railroad into Hot Springs for 15 years. The opening of the Little Rock & Hot Springs Western Railroad in April 1900 provided a more direct access to Hot Springs from Little Rock and the north, and both the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf and the Iron Mountain took advantage of this route, effectively cutting the volume of interchange traffic into Malvern. By 1902 passenger train shuttle service through Malvern had essentially ended.
The Malvern Police Department has lost Carson Smith, the deputy, and three officers in the line of duty, all shot to death during the 1930s. They were Clyde Davis, Leslie Lee Potts, and Hiram Potts. Davis and Leslie Lee Potts were both shot during a domestic dispute on April 21, 1933, a shootout in which they killed the suspect. Hiram Potts, who was related to Leslie Lee Potts, was shot and killed during his March 4, 1935 attempt to arrest two men who were boarding a train illegally.
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