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

Margaret E. Woolfolk Library

Erected 2001

— Courthouse Square Walking Trail —

Margaret E. Woolfolk Library Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

1. Margaret E. Woolfolk Library Marker

Inscription. Woolfolk is author of The History of Marion and History of Crittenden County, an award-winning newspaper editor, graduated from Memphis State Law School in 1985 at the age of 68, entered into private practice, and served as Marion municipal judge. Built on the site of the Marion Century club, organized in 1925, clubhouse for organization which this new building resembles was built in 1937, and served as Marion's community center.

Erected by the City of Marion.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1985.

Location. 35° 12.923′ N, 90° 11.932′ W. Marker is in Marion, Arkansas, in Crittenden County. It is on North Currie Street east of Currie Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 North Currie 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

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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: Military Road (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sultana Tragedy (within shouting distance of this marker); The Loss of the Sultana (within shouting distance of this marker); Marion School Auditorium-Gynamnasium (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marion High School (about 400 feet away); Crittenden County Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Confederate Soldier's Memorial (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Confederate Soldier's Memorial (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Also see . . . The Margaret E. Woolfolk Library website. (Submitted on April 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The Margaret E. Woolfolk Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

2. The Margaret E. Woolfolk Library

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.