Macarthur Park in Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
MacArthur Park World War Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018
1. MacArthur Park World War Memorial
Who Served With Honor With The Naval
And Marine Forces Of The United States
Of America During The World War
1917 — 1919
Erected 1924 by the Nicholas Headington Chapter National Society United States Daughters of 1812.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the United States Daughters of 1812, National Society series list.
Location. 34° 44.259′ N, 92° 15.938′ W. Memorial is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in Macarthur Park. It can be reached from East 9th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 509 East 9th Street, Little Rock AR 72202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: In Memory of United Spanish War Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Douglas MacArthur (a few steps from this marker); Roosevelt Visits Little Rock / Roosevelt Visits City Park (within shouting distance of this marker); 206th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mehlburger Markers (within shouting
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More about this memorial. The memorial is in MacArthur Park which is the former grounds of the U.S. Arsenal in Little Rock. The memorial is behind the only remaining building from the 1840 arsenal building which is now the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 10, 2018
2. Memorial is in background behind the Roosevelt marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
