| Arkansas (Benton County), Bentonville — 1 — Benton County First Court House |
| | The first court house in Benton County, built of hewed logs was erected on this site (at Bentonville) in 1837, the year after the county was created. It was named for Thomas H Benton. — Map (db m19880) |
| Arkansas (Benton County), Bentonville — Confederate Memorial |
| | All 4 sides
Confederate
Side 1
To the Southern Soldiers
Side 2
Their names are borne on honor's shield.
Their record is with God.
Side 3
They fought for home and fatherland.
Side 4
1861 - 1865
Metal Plaque added later
James H. Berry
1841-1913
Soldier and Statesman
Beloved of Arkansas
2nd Lieutenant
Co. E. 16th Ark. Infantry, C.S.A.
Legislator-Jurist
Governor of Arkansas
United States . . . — Map (db m21242) |
| Arkansas (Benton County), Bentonville — Eagle Hotel |
| | On the morning of March 6, 1862, Gen. Franz Sigel was eating his breakfast at the Eagle Hotel which stood on this site. He had remained here with 600 men and a battery of six pieces after the main column of his army had passed through Bentonville on its way to Sugar Creek. Confederate troops under Gen. Van Dorn surprised him and forced a hasty retreat. In 1887 Sigel returned to retrace his route and remarked that he had come back to finish his breakfast. — Map (db m22447) |
| Arkansas (Benton County), Pea Ridge — Pea Ridge and the Trail of Tears |
| | "Decr 23rd 1837, Buried Rainfrogs daughter. Marched at 8 o'c A.M. halted at Reddix, 3 o'c. P.M. encamped and issued corn & fodder & beef, 16 miles today.
-B.B. Cannon, Detachment Leader
Not Far to Go
Here, members of William Ruddick's family witnessed more than 11,000 Cherokee people passing by between 1837 and 1839 on their forced removal to Oklahoma. About 356 Cherokee in the detachment led by B.B. Cannon, camped near here on December 23, 1837 - the first removal contingent to . . . — Map (db m21085) |
| Arkansas (Benton County), War Eagle — War Eagle Mills |
| | Sylvanus Blackburn came to the War Eagle in 1832. By 1838 he had a saw mill, a grist mill, and a house. Peter Van Winkle came about 1850. By 1860, this was a thriving crossroads. March 8, 1862, Generals Van Dorn and Price, retreating from the battlefield, bivouacked 10 miles south of Elkhorn. The next day they reached the Blackburn - Van Winkle area where abandoned homes housed the sick and exhausted. While Curtis was in camp at Cross Hollows before the battle. Col Grenville M. Dodge ground corn in Blackburn's mill. — Map (db m19492) |
| Arkansas (Clay County), St. Francis — Chalk Bluff |
| | Named for the white clay which resembles chalk, this magnificent bluff is one of the most important historical landmarks in Arkansas. At this point the St. Francis River cuts through Crowley's Ridge from west to east and forms the boundary between Arkansas and Missouri. In 1857 David Dale Owen began the first geological survey of the state here. — Map (db m18136) |
| Arkansas (Clay County), St. Francis — Chalk Bluff Crossing and Town |
| | Since Crowley's Ridge provided the only natural route for north-south travel across the lowlands of northeastern Arkansas, an Indian trail and later a military road crossed the river here. About 1840 Abraham Seitz established a ferry which was later operated by Timothy Dalton. The town which grew up near the crossing faded away after 1882 when the railroad bridged the river downstream at the new town of St. Francis. — Map (db m4912) |
| Arkansas (Clay County), St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Raids of March-April 1863 |
| | On March 10, 1863 Union cavalry captured the ferry after a three-hour fight. They burned buildings and stores of corn in Chalk Bluff and destroyed a large uncompleted ferry boat. Two weeks later on March 24 Union cavalry returned to Chalk Bluff and pursued retreating Confederates as far as Scatterville south of present day Piggott. On April 20 confederate cavalry surprised and routed a Union encampment across the river from Chalk Bluff. — Map (db m4906) |
| Arkansas (Clay County), St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Battle of May 1-2, 1863 |
| | In April 1863 a Confederate army of 5000 men commanded by General John S. Marmaduke advanced into Missouri. Forced to retreat before superior Union forces, the Confederates on May 1-2 fought a successful delaying action here while their army crossed the swollen St. Francis River on a makeshift floating bridge. — Map (db m4911) |
| Arkansas (Clay County), St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Skirmish of May 15, 1862 |
| | Chalk Bluff occupied a strategic position during the Civil War. Its cliffs commanded a vital river crossing on the only major road from Missouri into the Crowley's Ridge country. Provisions were collected here and shipped downstream to Confederate forces. At daybreak on May 15, 1862 Union troops seized the ferry, crossed the river under fire, captured the town and drove the Confederates into the woods. — Map (db m18186) |
| Arkansas (Mississippi County), Gosnell — Brave Men from the 97th Bombardment Wing |
| | To honor the memory of these brave men from the 97th Bombardment Wing at Blytheville Air Force Base who did not return after their B-52 aircraft was shot down over Hanoi, North Vietnam in December 1972 Col. Keith R. Heggen Lt. Col. Donald L. Rissi Major Bobby A. Kirby Capt. Randall J. Craddock Capt. George D. Lockhart Capt. Ronald D. Perry Capt. Robert J. Thomas Capt. Charles E. Darr SmSgt. Walter L. Ferguson Erected by their families, compatriots and friends — Map (db m24056) |
| Arkansas (Monroe County), Holly Grove — Beginning Point of the Louisiana Purchase Survey |
| | This stone marks the base established Nov.10,1815
from which the lands of the Louisiana Purchase were surveyed by the United States Engineers. The first survey from this point was made to satisfy the claims of the soldiers of the war of 1812 with land boundries. — Map (db m6037) |
| Arkansas (Sebastian County), Fort Smith — “Spirit of the American Doughboy” — Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| | Dedicated to the memory of our comrades who entered the service of their country from Fort Smith, Arkansas and who gave their lives in the World War. — Map (db m5544) |
| Arkansas (Washington County), Fayetteville — Revolutionary War Soldier Memorial — (1775-1783) |
| | In Memory to those soldiers
who fought for American
Independence during the
Revolutionary War.
These Veterans of the
American Revolution came to
live and died in Northwest
Arkansas
Names in left column:
Benton County
John Robinson
Boone County
Jordan Milam
Madison County
James Gage • Job Hobbs • James Stewart • Daniel Sutherland • Johnson Womack
Names in center column:
Washington County
Thomas Garvin • Samuel Gregg • James Leeper . . . — Map (db m21227) |
| Arkansas (Washington County), Fayetteville — The Chosin Few |
| | Dedicated to the brave
men who survived their
entrapment at the
Chosin Reservoir,
North Korea in that
bitterly cold winter
of 1950 ...
who refused to leave
behind ‘ their heroes.’
the dead and wounded
who proved again
what all veterans
know, that ...
Freedom is not free — Map (db m21102) |
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