March 2,2024 –The Community and Economic Development Committee of the City of Dumas is proud to announce that the City of Dumas will be hosting a celebration of the Incorporation of Dumas on Friday, April 26.
The event will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on north Main Street on city-owned property. The committee will be creating a “pop-up Founders’ Plaza” with entertainment, vendors, food trucks, and more.
Currently the committee is seeking additional sponsors and volunteers. An organizational meeting for volunteers will be held Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at Dumas Fire Station #2 (Old Armory) at 901 East Choctaw Street Individuals or organizations who are interested in sponsoring or volunteering are asked to contact Linda Weatherford at 870-377-1243 or lweather1243@yahoo.com.
Vendor information and applications will be released in the near future as plans are finalized.
About Dumas, Arkansas
Dumas is named after William B. Dumas, a planter, merchant, and railroad surveyor of French descent, who migrated to the area and bought acres of farmland, leading to settlement in the area. The extension of the Missouri Pacific Valley Line Railroad provided a means for the primarily agricultural economy to ship its produce to market while bringing in an influx of settlers from other regions, cultures, and countries.
Dumas was incorporated on April 24, 1904. Gus Waterman, a Jewish immigrant from Germany, became the first mayor and postmaster, and his grandson, Julian Waterman, became the first dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law.
