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

Crittenden County Health Department

Erected 1938 Annex 1943

— Courthouse Square Walking Trail —

Crittenden County Health Department Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

1. Crittenden County Health Department Marker

Inscription. The Health Department, dedicated May 4, 1938, was built with funds by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). When additional space was needed, the Crittenden County Negro Business Men's League, led by George Walker, Jr. and John Gammon, Jr. provided an annex to the north of the structure in 1943 and named it in honor of James Phelix, a prominent Sunset Negro, who one time served as state Worshipful Master of the blacks Masonic Lodge.

Erected by the City of Marion.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1938.

Location. 35° 12.945′ N, 90° 11.792′ W. Marker is in Marion, Arkansas, in Crittenden County. It is on Court Street west of Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Court Street, Marion AR 72364, 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: Confederate Soldier's Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Crittenden County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Confederate Soldier's Memorial (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Mound City Landing (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old County Jail (about 400 feet away); Rhodes Storefronts (about 400 feet away); Forest Industry History in the Delta (about 500 feet away); Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet's French expedition arrived in Arkansas (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

2. Crittenden County Health Department Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.