Dardenelle in Yell County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Yell County Council Oaks
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021
1. Yell County Council Oaks Marker
Erected 1936 by Arkansas Centennial Comm., Arkansas History Comm. (Marker Number C-34.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1820.
Location. 35° 13.44′ N, 93° 9.317′ W. Marker is in Dardenelle, Arkansas, in Yell County. It is at the intersection of Union Street (Arkansas Route 27) and North Front Street, on the right when traveling west on Union Street. In front of the Arkansas River Valley Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Union St, Dardanelle AR 72834, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas River Valley and in the Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 walking distance of this marker: Dardanelle Confederate Monument (here, next to this marker); Yell County First Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Davis Highway (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Presbyterian Church
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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. They were originally silver in color.
Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Arkansas on the Treaty of Council Oaks. (Submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021
2. Yell County Council Oaks Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 2023
3. Yell County Council Oak
It is located in a park named after it.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
