Pocahontas in Randolph County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Futrell Pharmacy

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 26, 2021

1. Futrell Pharmacy Marker

Inscription.

A Pharmacy has been on this site since 1854, the oldest Pharmacy location in Arkansas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 36° 15.656′ N, 90° 58.215′ W. Marker is in Pocahontas, Arkansas, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of West Broadway Street, on the left when traveling west on West Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: North Bettis Street, Pocahontas AR 72455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

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: Lewis deMun (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir Henry Morton Stanley

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Randolph County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Capture of Missouri "Swamp Fox" (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the St. Charles Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Randolph County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sanitary Barber Shop (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocahontas.

Futrell Pharmacy and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, May 26, 2021

2. Futrell Pharmacy and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.