St. Charles in Arkansas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017
1. J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store Marker
J. Deane and Son was a hardware store that served this area beginning in 1890. During the steamboat era, St. Charles was a thriving river boat community and this was its largest retail outlet.
Founded by Joe Deane, who arrived here from Canada after mirgrating from London, England; the establishment operated until 1976. First managed by its founder, later by his son Ballard Deane, and finally by his widow, Estelle Walton Deane.
This is hereby dedicated to that historic store that served so many years as a trading and social center of the community, by the descendants of the founder.
Erected by descendants of Joe Deane.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 34° 22.627′ N, 91° 7.945′ W. Marker is in St. Charles, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. It is at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 Broadway Avenue, Saint Charles AR 72140, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta, in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mississippi Delta. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, 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 5 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Charles Battle Monument
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Crocketts Bluff (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . A relic from the 1890s. (Submitted on September 20, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017
2. Former J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store & marker.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017
3. J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
