sentences:  The city began on the Caddo River in the mid-19th century when William F. Browning and others, including A.B.Clingman, at various times moved to the area.Amity was founded in 1847 by several pioneer families from the Mount Bethel area of Clark County under the leadership of William F. Browning, who served as the Clark County surveyor from 1846 until his death in 1854.