Ashdown in Little River County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Little River County

Home of Governor Jeff Davis

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

1. Little River County Home of Governor Jeff Davis Marker

Inscription. Birthplace of the twentieth Governor of Arkansas, one of the state's most colorful personalities.

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list.

Location. 33° 40.355′ N, 94° 7.976′ W. Marker is in Ashdown, Arkansas, in Little River County. It is on North 2nd Street south of West Main Street (State Route 32), on the right when traveling north. Located on the grounds of the Little River County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 351 North 2nd Street, Ashdown AR 71822, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain

and in Caddo Territory.

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,

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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 8 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Little River County (here, next to this marker); Little River County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Camp at Richmond / Richmond Church and Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Mills Family Story (approx. 4.8 miles away); Anderson Ferry (approx. 10 miles away); Original Site of Little River County Seat (approx. 10 miles away); Will Reed Farm Home (approx. 10.1 miles away); Pecan Point Signers (approx. 16.3 miles away in Texas). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashdown.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Arkansas Governor Jeff Davis. (Submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Marker on left side of sidewalk at the Little River County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

2. Marker on left side of sidewalk at the Little River County Courthouse.

Governor Jeff Davis Marker - 20th Governor of Arkansas from 1901 to 1907. image. Click for full size.

Public domain, May 27, 2009

3. Governor Jeff Davis Marker - 20th Governor of Arkansas from 1901 to 1907.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.