Siloam Springs, Arkansas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==History== [[File:Downtown Siloam Springs, AR 005.jpg|left|thumb|The historic downtown of Siloam Springs was first founded as a resort town surrounding the healing waters of the springs]] [[Osage Nation|Osage Indians]] were the known first inhabitants of the area. Siloam Springs' first white settlers were of [[Germans|German]] and [[Scotch-Irish American|Scots-Irish]] origin. Simon Sager is considered the founder of the town, then known as Hico.<ref name="eoa" >{{ Cite encyclopedia |last= Warden |first= Don |title= Siloam Springs (Benton County) |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=838 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= [[Butler Center for Arkansas Studies]] at the [[Central Arkansas Library System]] |date= March 1, 2012 |access-date= August 16, 2013 }}</ref> In 2012, the city was named one of the 20 best small towns in America by ''Smithsonian'' magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/The-20-Best-Small-Towns-in-America.html?c=y&page=15&navigation=next#IMAGES|title=The 20 Best Small Towns in America of 2012}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page