Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

308

Photographed by Steve Masler, April 8, 2017

1. 308 Marker

Inscription. Constructed circa 1890 as a drug store and office above. Became a candy store in 1908 and by 1915 the Morris Simon Cigar Store. Upstairs was a gambling house and the F.B.I. captured Frank Nash there in the early 1930s.

Wheatley Properties

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 34° 30.936′ N, 93° 3.215′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) 0 miles south of Fountain Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Competing Claims for Hot Springs (a few steps from this marker); 304 (a few steps from this marker); Hot Springs' Postwar Boom (a few steps from this marker); 260 (a few steps from this marker); Bathhouse Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Hot Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the State Capitol of Arkansas (within shouting distance of this marker); “A Modern and First Class Hotel” (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 14, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.