Carrollton in Carroll County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
"Old" Carrollton
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 23, 2019
1. "Old" Carrollton Marker
Settled 1833, was on the much-traveled Carrollton-Forsyth-Springfield road during the Civil War. A training center for Southern troops, it was important in movement of troops and supplies. Guerrilla warfare ravaged the area.
Skirmishes occurred January 1863, March and August 1864. Every building except two stables was destroyed. Herron's army camped here in January 1863, after the Battle of Prairie Grove (Dec. 7, 1862).
As county seat (1834-1875) it was an important trading and political center. Seventeen children, survivors of Mountain Meadows Massacre (Utah, 1857) were returned here.
Erected 1965 by Arkansas Civil War Centennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1863.
Location. 36° 15.756′ N, 93° 19.296′ W. Marker is in Carrollton, Arkansas, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 412 and County Road 917, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 412. Located next to a roadside park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alpena AR 72611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ozarks. 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 6 other markers are within 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yell Masonic Lodge Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Mountain Meadows Massacre (about 400 feet away); Skirmish At Yocum Creek (approx. 8 miles away); Boone County Caravan Spring (approx. 12.6 miles away); Arkansas Marble in Washingtons Monument
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 23, 2019
2. "Old" Carrollton Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 23, 2019
3. View of marker at roadside park looking north.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,681 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
