Semantic Tag: Siloam Springs, AR

Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas with borders on the Oklahoma state line. The town was founded 1882 and became characterized by the purported healing powers of its spring water that feeds Sager Creek and trades with nearby Native American tribes. John Brown University (JBU) opened 1919 as private, inter-denominational Christian liberal arts college that remains prominent to this day for preserving local history through historic preservation efforts while revitalizing Siloam Spring’s downtown area into an entertainment district