Crawfordsville in Crittenden County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Crawfordsville

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

1. Crawfordsville Marker

Inscription.
Named for Adolphus Fountain
Crawford
Born Aug. 15, 1848
Died Feb. 21, 1876
Confederate soldier of Arkansas,
he fought under Gen. Price.

Erected 1938 by the Crittenden County Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 21, 1876.

Location. 35° 13.651′ N, 90° 19.457′ W. Marker is in Crawfordsville, Arkansas, in Crittenden County. It is on Old Highway 64 (Business Highway 64) 0.1 miles east of Main Street (State Route 50), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1383 Old Highway 64, Crawfordsville AR 72327, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marion School District (approx. 7.1 miles away); Marion High School (approx. 7.1 miles away); Marion School Auditorium-Gynamnasium (approx. 7.1 miles away); Margaret E. Woolfolk Library (approx. 7.1 miles away); Military Road (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Loss of the Sultana (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Sultana Tragedy (approx. 7.2 miles away); Crittenden County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Marker located in a residential area looking west on U.S. Highway 64B. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

2. Marker located in a residential area looking west on U.S. Highway 64B.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 687 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.