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Mountain View, AR is a small town located in Stone County in the Ozark Mountains. It is known as the “Folk Music Capital of the World”, because it is home to many accomplished folk musicians. In addition to its vibrant music scene, Mountain View also offers a variety of attractions and activities for visitors to enjoy. These include museums, galleries, parks and outdoor recreation areas, as well as local restaurants and shops. Visitors to Mountain View often remark that it's like taking a step back in time. The town has been able to retain its old-fashioned charm even as it attracts more tourists each year. Reviews of Mountain View are overwhelmingly positive; many cite its friendly people, beautiful scenery and rich cultural heritage as reasons why it's worth visiting. Whether you're looking for a weekend getaway or an extended vacation, Mountain View will be sure to offer something special for all ages.
based on 3 ReviewsGet to know Mountain View with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Mountain View
Small Town Living - 9/28/2010
A very small town and everything to go along with it. While I value some of the small town characteristics, others I could do without. Mountain View is wonderful for raising families. The one thing that I would have to complain about is that when you move into Mountain View from "off", you are forever considered an outsider. One person questioned a local man about when she would be considered being from Mountain View, and was told "Not in your lifetime." Aside from that, the area is beautiful. The Ozark Mountains stretch for miles. Rivers and lakes close by. National Forest, complete with caves and natural springs, just miles away. In town are a few musical/revue type live shows, and music on the courthouse
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Mountain View - 3/16/2007
The Ozark wilderness is a beautiful and breathtaking area. In the summer the ridgetops resemble a rain forest, while in winter they are shrouded in fog and ice. Lightning storms in the spring can be relentness.
Mountain View is as close to the American frontier as most people will ever experience. Highways were only recently paved in the 1970's. The major north-south route, Arkansas 5, was paved in 1978. Party line telephones were common until around 1990. Almost everyone has modern things in their homes now, they just haven't had them for very long.
The southern Ozarks region has no diversity whatsover. The myth that everyone is related isn't exactly true, however they do tend to have similar backgrounds. People of the area actually go to great lengths of family research to avoid marrying a cousin, and it happens much more rarely than you would think.
The main activity of the area is fiddle music, which is a lot like Kentucky or Appalachian
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Literate beware! - 8/23/2006
Ahh...the city of mountain view...my parents moved there when us kids were just young teens snatching us away from our happy existance living several miles from the ocean. We thought we were going to hell...especially since all you ever hear about Arkansas on the east coast are jokes about inbreeding. After moving there we realized that there is a little truth in every joke-that's what makes them funny! And scary!! Do not move your children to mtn. view unless you want them to get pregnant as soon as possible. That's what me and my sisters (and everyone else we knew in high school) did! There was nothing else to do. No nothing for young people to do but try to figure out how to get out or get knocked up. Oh, I forgot, there's the Meth (bad drug)! For a small town, it is infested with meth...so a lot of people I went to school with are now in prison because of that. We mostly just smoked pot, there's tons of it there. On the upside...oh, wait, the pot was the up-side! Just
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