Dardenelle in Yell County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Jefferson Davis Highway

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021

1. Jefferson Davis Highway Marker

Inscription. This highway, one of the earliest military roads in Arkansas, was named in honor of Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy by act of the General Assembly of 1925.

Erected 1961 by Arkansas Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 35° 13.424′ N, 93° 9.37′ W. Marker is in Dardenelle, Arkansas, in Yell County. Marker is on Union Street (Arkansas Route 27) west of North Front Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in front of the Yell County Courthouse Annex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Union Street, Dardanelle AR 72834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Yell County First Court House (a few steps from this marker); Dardanelle Confederate Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yell County Council Oaks (about 300 feet away); Historic Downtown Dardanelle (approx. ¼ mile away); Council Oak (approx. half a mile away); Old Brearley Cemetery (approx.

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0.6 miles away); Brearley Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Action at Dardenelle (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dardenelle.

Regarding Jefferson Davis Highway. In 1835 the United State Military begin to construct a road from Dardanelle, Arkansas, to Fort Smith. The task of surveying the road fell upon Lieutenant Jefferson Davis. The road was being built to be used for the removal of Indian populations. This road later became the modern Arkansas Highway 22.

With the encouragement of the Arkansas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill No. 66 designating Highway 22 as the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway, January 30, 1925. The Division placed stone and bronze markers at the Yell County Court House and on the highway right-of-way in Dardanelle and another in Fort Smith.

View from marker towards direction of current Arkansas Highway 22. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021

2. View from marker towards direction of current Arkansas Highway 22.

Jefferson Davis Highway Marker at the old Yell County Court House & annex. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 4, 2021

3. Jefferson Davis Highway Marker at the old Yell County Court House & annex.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.