Best Web Design in Fayetteville, AR (2026)

Web Design for Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville is the Ozark-Mountain home of the University of Arkansas and the flagship of Razorback country, where crowds chant 'Woo Pig Sooie' inside Razorback Stadium and Bud Walton Arena. Founded in the 1820s near Big Spring and named for Fayetteville, Tennessee, the city blends college-town energy on Dickson Street with a fast-growing economy in booming Northwest Arkansas. Nicknamed the 'Athens of the Ozarks,' it nearly doubled in population between 2000 and 2020.

AppWT works with Fayetteville, AR businesses from Livonia, Michigan, mostly online and travelling as needed.

About Fayetteville

Also known as. Track Capital of the World. The Hill. Athens of the Ozarks.

History. First permanent settlers George McGarrah and his sons arrived around 1828 near Big Spring; the town was named in 1829 (by Postmaster General William T. Barry) after Fayetteville, Tennessee, which honored the Marquis de Lafayette. Incorporated as a town November 3, 1836. Arkansas Industrial University opened in Fayetteville in 1872 and was renamed the University of Arkansas in 1899. Site of Civil War fighting, including the Action at Fayetteville on April 18, 1863; Fayetteville National Cemetery was established in 1867. Fayetteville was among the first Southern cities to integrate its public schools after Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

Local economy. The University of Arkansas is the anchor employer and defines the city's identity. Washington Regional Medical Center and a Veterans Administration medical center make healthcare a major sector. Retail giant Walmart, headquartered in nearby Bentonville, drives the wider Northwest Arkansas economy. The Fayetteville School District and poultry/agricultural research add to the base; city population grew from about 58,000 in 2000 to about 94,000 in 2020.

Culture and community. Arkansas Razorbacks football, basketball, baseball, and track dominate local life; fans 'Call the Hogs' with the 'Woo Pig Sooie' chant, a tradition dating to the 1920s. Dickson Street is the entertainment spine, home to George's Majestic Lounge (opened 1927), the oldest live-music venue in Arkansas, and the Walton Arts Center. Festivals include the Fayetteville Roots Festival, the Lights of the Ozarks, and a long-running downtown Farmers' Market (April-November). Memphis-style barbecue anchors the food scene alongside Thai, Vietnamese, and Cajun spots.

What makes Fayetteville distinct. The 'Woo Pig Sooie' hog call reportedly began when farmers in the stands started calling hogs to spur a lagging team in the 1920s; the Razorback nickname came from coach Hugo Bezdek calling his 1909 team 'a wild band of Razorback hogs.' Fayetteville hosted the 2022 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships and lends its name to the natural-gas-bearing Fayetteville Shale. George's Majestic Lounge was among the first Arkansas bars to integrate, in the late 1950s. The city is nicknamed the 'Track Capital of the World' for the University of Arkansas's storied track and field program.

Fayetteville Landmarks and Local Life

• Old Main - the twin-towered 1870s landmark of the University of Arkansas Campus Historic District
• Fayetteville Historic Square - the city center since 1829 and home to the Farmers' Market
• Bud Walton Arena and Razorback Stadium.
• Botanical Garden of the Ozarks and Wilson Park - with its 1981 castle
• The Clinton House Museum - the first home of Bill and Hillary Clinton