De Queen in Sevier County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Sevier County Seat of Justice

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

1. Sevier County Seat of Justice Marker

Inscription. In 1829 the year after the creation of the County of Sevier, the permanent seat of justice for the county was located at Paraclifta on Cossatot River about five miles from the southern boundary of the county where it remained until 1871, when it was moved to Lockesburg. There it remained until about 1905 when it was moved to DeQueen. The county was named for Congressman Ambrose H. Sevier.

Erected 1936 by Arkansas Centennial Commission 1836-1936 Arkansas History Commission. (Marker Number A-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 34° 2.217′ N, 94° 20.431′ W. Marker is in De Queen, Arkansas, in Sevier County. It is at the intersection of West Stillwell Avenue and North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Stillwell Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 North 3rd Street, De Queen AR 71832, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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, 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 2 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Appreciation of J. DeGoeijen (within shouting distance of this marker); Sevier County in the Civil War (approx. 12 miles away).

More about this marker. One of 143 cast-iron markers placed across Arkansas in partnership with the Arkansas History Commission during the state's 1936 centennial.

Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture on Sevier County. (Submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Sevier County Seat of Justice Marker at the Sevier County Courthouse in De Queen. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 2, 2018

2. Sevier County Seat of Justice Marker at the Sevier County Courthouse in De Queen.

Ambrose Hundley Sevier image. Click for full size.

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3. Ambrose Hundley Sevier

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.