Augusta in Woodruff County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Augusta Memorial Park

Established about 1850

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

1. Augusta Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Much of the history of Augusta lies beneath these grounds. It was the burial ground for the Chickasaws before the first settlers. The earliest extant gravestone is Penelopy Simmons, who operated a hotel in Augusta and died in 1852. First known as Crescent Hill, it was renamed Augusta Memorial Park in 1930. In 1867, Thomas Hough sold five acres to the City of Augusta, W.E. Ferguson sold 4.75 acres in 1905; six acres in 1924 and his heirs 4.3 acres in 1969.

Erected 1998 by the Augusta Sesquicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 35° 17.373′ N, 91° 21.741′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Arkansas, in Woodruff County. It is at the intersection of North 5th Street (Business Highway 64) and Magnolia Street, on the right when traveling north on North 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: North 5th Street, Augusta AR 72006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the American South

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodruff County War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodruff County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Augusta Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Woodruff County Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Chickasaw Crossing (approx. half a mile away); White River Bridge (approx. half a mile away); City of Augusta (approx. half a mile away); "It Was a Hard Little Fight" (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

2. Augusta Memorial Park Marker

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

3. Augusta Memorial Park & marker.

Augusta Memorial Park NRHP plaque. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018

4. Augusta Memorial Park NRHP plaque.

Gravestone of Penelopy Simmons, the earliest extant gravestone at Augusta Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 6, 2023

5. Gravestone of Penelopy Simmons, the earliest extant gravestone at Augusta Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5. submitted on September 5, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.