Forrest City in St. Francis County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Old Courthouse Bell
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 26, 2021
1. Old Courthouse Bell Marker
This bell rang from the bell tower of the magnificent courthouse that graced this site for seventy-nine years before the present structure was built in 1976. The former courthouse was built in 1897 by Judge John S.R. Cowan of Hughes at a cost of $26,700 with no increase in taxes or bonds. Its fireproof vaults ended the destruction by fire the county's records that had occurred three times before.
The bell is mounted on the courthouse lawn in memory of St. Francis County armed services veterans by the ladies of American Legion Auxiliary and County Judge Carl Cisco.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics • Military • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.
Location. 35° 0.473′ N, 90° 46.99′ W. Memorial is in Forrest City, Arkansas, in St. Francis County. It is on South Izard Street south of Court Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 313 S Izard St, Forrest City AR 72335, United
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Regionally, this memorial is in Arkansas’ Crowleys Ridge, in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Greater Memphis. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mississippi Delta. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); St. Francis County Troops in the War Between the States (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forrests Camp (about 500 feet away); Campbell House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mt. Vernon Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Madison in the Civil War (approx. 3 miles away); Old Military Road (approx. 8.7 miles away); Taylor's Creek and Mount Vernon (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 26=21
2. Old Courthouse Bell Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
