Piggott and the Hemingway Connection in Clay County
Piggott sits in Clay County in the far northeastern corner of Arkansas, about thirty miles from the Missouri border. The city has approximately 3,650 residents and functions as a small agricultural community surrounded by flat farmland. U.S. Highway 62 passes through town, connecting it to Corning to the west and Paragould to the south.
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center is the main cultural attraction. Ernest Hemingway married Pauline Pfeiffer, whose family owned a large farming operation near Piggott, and he spent considerable time in the area during the late 1920s and 1930s. He reportedly wrote portions of "A Farewell to Arms" in the barn studio behind the Pfeiffer home. The restored property is now operated by Arkansas State University and draws literary tourists from around the country.
Clay County's economy remains tied to row-crop agriculture, with rice and soybeans as primary products. The county is split between two county seats, Piggott in the western district and Corning in the eastern district. Healthcare facilities are limited, and residents requiring specialty care typically travel to Jonesboro, roughly forty-five miles southwest.
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Piggott sits in Clay County in the far northeastern corner of Arkansas, about thirty miles from the Missouri border. The city has approximately 3,650 residents and functions as a small agricultural community surrounded by flat farmland. U.S. Highway 62 passes through town, connecting it to Corning to the west and Paragould to the south.
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center is the main cultural attraction. Ernest Hemingway married Pauline Pfeiffer, whose family owned a large farming operation near Piggott, and he spent considerable time in the area during the late 1920s and 1930s. He reportedly wrote portions of "A Farewell to Arms" in the barn studio behind the Pfeiffer home. The restored property is now operated by Arkansas State University and draws literary tourists from around the country.
Clay County's economy remains tied to row-crop agriculture, with rice and soybeans as primary products. The county is split between two county seats, Piggott in the western district and Corning in the eastern district. Healthcare facilities are limited, and residents requiring specialty care typically travel to Jonesboro, roughly forty-five miles southwest.
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