When the Whigs Met in Fayetteville

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published January 4, 2017 at 1:21 PM CST

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Henry C. Gibson’s patent for his Turkey Caller & Gobbler; January 5, 1897. Yell County native Gibson is credited with developing the first box-style turkey call.";

Courtesy of the U.S. Patent Office, Patent number 574534, January 5, 1897

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