Kingsland in Cleveland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Johnny Cash Returns
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021
1. Johnny Cash Returns Marker
Inscription.
Johnny Cash Returns. . Johnny Cash moved with his parents and siblings from Kingsland to Dyess, Arkansas in 1935 when he was three years old. Johnny would often return to the Kingsland area to visit or stay the night with his Cash and Rivers relatives during his youth and early in his career. On one such trip through Kingsland, Johnny and his friend Elvis Presley stayed the night with his Rivers kin who treated them to biscuits for the road. In 1959, Johnny returned for a fishing trip to the area accompanied by his friend, singer Johnny Horton. While here, well-known photos of the two men were taken in front of the old Kingsland Post Office near this place.
At the height of his career, Johnny returned to Kingsland as part of the 1976 American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration in Cleveland County, Then- Governor David Pryor also proclaimed the day as Johnny Cash Day in Arkansas. Following the events at Kingsland, he rode the train to Rison on the Cotton Belt Railroad Line, His final visit occurred March 1994 to dedicate the new Kingsland Post Office. Several thousand attended the day's events that included a visit to the Kingsland School and a special concert. At the end of the concert, he thanked the crowd for attending, telling them “this has probably been the best day of my life."
Johnny Cash moved with his parents and siblings
from Kingsland to Dyess, Arkansas in 1935 when he
was three years old. Johnny would often return to
the Kingsland area to visit or stay the night with
his Cash and Rivers relatives during his youth and
early in his career. On one such trip through
Kingsland, Johnny and his friend Elvis Presley
stayed the night with his Rivers kin who treated
them to biscuits for the road. In 1959, Johnny
returned for a fishing trip to the area accompanied
by his friend, singer Johnny Horton. While here,
well-known photos of the two men were taken in
front of the old Kingsland Post Office near
this place.
At the height of his career, Johnny returned to
Kingsland as part of the 1976 American Revolution
Bicentennial Celebration in Cleveland County, Then-
Governor David Pryor also proclaimed the day as
Johnny Cash Day in Arkansas. Following the events
at Kingsland, he rode the train to Rison on the Cotton
Belt Railroad Line, His final visit occurred March
1994 to dedicate the new Kingsland Post Office.
Several thousand attended the day's events that
included a visit to the Kingsland School and a special
concert. At the end of the concert, he thanked the
crowd for attending, telling them “this has probably
been the best day of my life."
Erected
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2021 by Kickstart Kingsland. (Marker Number 21.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1994.
Location. 33° 51.534′ N, 92° 17.8′ W. Marker is in Kingsland, Arkansas, in Cleveland County. Marker is at the intersection of 1st Street (Arkansas Route 189) and Cedar Street, on the right when traveling west on 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingsland AR 71652, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021
2. Johnny Cash Returns Marker (reverse)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021
3. Johnny Cash Returns Marker near the former Post Office.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021
4. Nearby Johnny Cash Birthplace Monument plaque.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021
5. Johnny Cash Birthplace Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.