Mountain View in Stone County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
City of Mountain View
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2011
1. City of Mountain View Marker
Time Capsule Sealed
Centennial Celebration August 11, 1990
Erected 1990.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1890.
Location. 35° 52.134′ N, 92° 7.104′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, Arkansas, in Stone County. It is on West Main Street (Arkansas Route 66) west of North Peabody Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located near the southwest corner of the Stone County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 West Main Street, Mountain View AR 72560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Our Stone County Sons (a few steps from this marker); Legend (approx. 11½ miles away); John and Lucy Hinkle Homestead (approx. 14.2 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Mountain View (Stone County). Until the Civil War, the area now known as Stone County was part of Izard County; no city of Mountain View existed and very few settlers resided on its soil. However, when Stone County was formed in 1873, a site at the center of the county was chosen to be the seat of government. After a small log building was constructed as the new county courthouse, businesses began to grow around the new county seat. In 1890, Mountain View finally became an incorporated town. (Submitted on September 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Mountain View. Established in the 1870s, the town of Mountain View, AR is famous for the preservation of folkways and traditional music. It was natural for the Arkansas Folk Festival to be founded here in the early 1960s,
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2011
2. City of Mountain View Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2011
3. Stone County Courthouse (south elevation)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2011
4. Folk Music Capital of the World
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2011
5. Mountain View Water Tower
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
