Benton in Saline County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

The Benton Courier

Photographed by Larry Bueche, June 3, 2017

1. The Benton Courier Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1876 by W.A. Webber as The Saline County Digest, this was the first newspaper and is the oldest continuously operated business in Saline County. The name was changed to The Review in 1882 and to The Courier in 1883. The original office was located on the southeast corner of Main and Sevier Streets in a building previously used as a saloon and later the county jail. The Courier has chronicled the births and deaths, achievements and failures, triumphs and tragedies of the people of Saline County for over a century.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 34° 33.989′ N, 92° 35.28′ W. Marker is in Benton, Arkansas, in Saline County. It is on North Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 322 North Market Street, Benton AR 72015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area

and in the Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it

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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: Bicentennial - Saline District Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Operation Iraqi Freedom / Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial (about 500 feet away); Persian Gulf War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Saline County in the Civil War (about 600 feet away); Saline County's Everlasting Tribute (about 600 feet away); Saline County Records (about 700 feet away); Saline County Revolutionary War Soldiers (about 700 feet away); IOOF Building (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.

Also see . . . Saline Courier - Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. (Submitted on June 3, 2017, by Cody Lynn Berry of Benton, Arkansas.)

Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 1, 2023

2. The Benton Courier Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2017, by Cody Lynn Berry of Benton, Arkansas. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 3, 2017, by Cody Lynn Berry of Benton, Arkansas. 2. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.