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 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 2021

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Heritage series list. 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain.

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 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 6 miles of this marker,

Johnny Cash Returns Marker (reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

2. Johnny Cash Returns Marker (reverse)

measured as the crow flies: Johnny Cash Birthplace (approx. 3.8 miles away); Crossroads Methodist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Site of Paul "Bear" Bryant's Boyhood Home (approx. 4½ miles away); Shelby's Approach (approx. 5.7 miles away); Cleveland County Battle of Mark's Mill (approx. 5.7 miles away); The Battle Had Begun! (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Battle at Marks' Mill (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Union Wagon Train Leaves Camden (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsland.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Johnny Cash Returns Marker near the former Post Office. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

3. Johnny Cash Returns Marker near the former Post Office.

Nearby Johnny Cash Birthplace Monument plaque. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 5, 2021

4. Nearby Johnny Cash Birthplace Monument plaque.

Johnny Cash Birthplace Monument image. Click for full size.

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 1,282 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 6, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.