Sanford Faulkner
Sanford C. 'Sandy' Faulkner was an American, born on March 3 in Scott County, Kentucky, to Nicholas and Sally Fletcher Faulkner. He was a politician, teller of tall tales and fiddle player. He responsible in large part for the story forming the basis of the popular fiddle tune "The Arkansas Traveler", which was the state song of Arkansas from 1949 to 1963, and has been the state historical song since 1987. He was an aide-de-camp in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and was at one point placed in command of the Confederate States Arsenal, Little Rock.Legacy
in Arkansas is named in honor of Sanford Faulkner.
