It comprises the Boxley Valley in northern Arkansas, near the town of Ponca.
The valley includes a number of family-operated farms, primarily dating between 1870 and 1930.
The farms are situated on either side of the road that parallels the river, Highway 43.
However, of fifty residences in the valley, thirty were vacant in 1987, at the time of historic designation.
This article about a property in Newton County, Arkansas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.