Hamburg in Ashley County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Ashley County Court House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

1. Ashley County Court House Marker

Inscription. The first court house in Ashley County was erected on this site in 1849. The county having been created the year before.

Erected 1936 by 1836 Arkansas Centennial Comm., Arkansas History Comm. 1936. (Marker Number F-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 33° 13.571′ N, 91° 47.843′ W. Marker is in Hamburg, Arkansas, in Ashley County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 425) and East Adams Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 North Main Street, Hamburg AR 71646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain

and in Timberlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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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 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ashley County War Memorials (within shouting distance of this marker); Ashley County in the Civil War / 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line).

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.

Regarding Ashley County Court House. Before the county's first courthouse was erected, an eighteen by twenty-four foot public building was built on the southwest corner of the town square in 1849, at a cost of $200. It was a clerk's and sheriff's office. Most of the county's business was transacted there until the first courthouse was occupied. It seems probable that the marker is referring to this building. Although some court cases may have been tried there, it didn't have a designated

Former location of the Ashley County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

2. Former location of the Ashley County Courthouse.

courtroom nor adequate space for one, so calling it the first courthouse is a stretch.

View of marker looking south on Main Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

3. View of marker looking south on Main Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.