Camden in Ouachita County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Ecore A-Fabre or Fabre’s Bluff

Ouachita County

— Early French and Indian Trading Post —

Ecore A-Fabre or Fabre’s Bluff Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Emerson-McPeak, August 5, 2017

1. Ecore A-Fabre or Fabre’s Bluff Marker

Inscription. John Nunn, a pioneer settler, donated a square at Fabre’s Landing in 1842, on which was created the first court-house in Ouachita County. The name of the settlement was soon afterwards changed from Fabre’s Landing to Camden. The county was given the name of the river and the French spelling was used for the Indian sound of “Washita”.

Erected 1936 by 1836 Arkansas Centennial Comm., Arkansas History Comm. 1936. (Marker Number C-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 33° 35.074′ N, 92° 49.827′ W. Marker is in Camden, Arkansas, in Ouachita County. It is on Jefferson Avenue east of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling east. Located at Ouachita County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 145 Jefferson Ave, Camden AR 71701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain,

in Caddo Territory,

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To Our Confederate Women (a few steps from this marker); Ouachita County Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Southerland (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); Fort Simmons (approx. half a mile away); Camden Water Battle (approx. ¾ mile away); Redoubt B (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fort Lookout (approx. one mile away); Fort Diamond (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

More about this marker. One of 143 cast-iron markers placed across Arkansas in partnership with the Arkansas History Commission during the state's 1936 centennial. They were originally silver in color.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

2. Ecore A-Fabre or Fabre’s Bluff Marker

Ecore A-Fabre or Fabre’s Bluff Marker Clarification Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

3. Ecore A-Fabre or Fabre’s Bluff Marker Clarification Marker

Photographed by Karen Emerson-McPeak, August 5, 2017

4. Ecore A-Fabre or Fabre’s Bluff Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,906 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. 4. submitted on August 15, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.