Lamartine in Columbia County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Columbia County Lamartine Pioneer Settlement

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

1. Columbia County Lamartine Pioneer Settlement Marker

Inscription. One of the oldest settlements in Columbia County. Here Colonel John Dockery had his plantation and home. Here T.P. Dockery, who became a general in the War Between the States, was born and reared. The Caddo Indian Trail from Camden on the Ouachita to Miller's Bluff on Red River passed by here. Other Indian Trails entered here. Andrew Jackson cut out these trails and built a military road in 1825 from New Orleans to the frontier forts of Towson and Fort Smith.

Erected 1936 by 1836 Arkansas Centennial Comm. - Arkansas History Comm. 1936. (Marker Number C-27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 33° 23.607′ N, 93° 17.332′ W. Marker is in Lamartine, Arkansas, in Columbia County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 371 and East Columbia Road (County Road 60), on the right when traveling

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north on U.S. 371. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4920 US-371, Waldo AR 71770, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain

and in Timberlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 5 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Columbia County Courthouse (approx. 9.2 miles away); a different marker also named Columbia County Courthouse (approx. 9.2 miles away); Gen. John Porter McCown (approx. 9.6 miles away); Columbia County Calhoun Pioneer Settlement (approx. 14.3 miles away); Harvey C. Couch School (approx. 14.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pioneering Legislators (was approx. 12.1 miles away

Columbia County Lamartine Pioneer Settlement Marker at old Dockery Grocery store. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

2. Columbia County Lamartine Pioneer Settlement Marker at old Dockery Grocery store.

but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Arkansas History article on Lamartine. (Submitted on August 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,070 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.