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A light-colored crystalline limestone known as Batesville marble has been mined in this area since 1836, and most of the material used in the Arkansas State Capitol, under construction from 1899 to 1915, originated here. Pfeiffer was also a railhead, with wagons coming from many points to pick up freight. The community is named for the Pfeiffer family, which began a quarry here about 1903.
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