Jacksonville in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Tom Cory
1933-2000
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2021
1. Tom Cory Marker
Tom Cory came to Jacksonville in 1968 and along with Paul Ramm and Brad Blakeway, formed Arkansas precast corporation.
His hard work and leadership helped enable their company to prosper and to employ over 100 people, precast concrete from their plant adorns many beautiful buildings across the country. Arkansas precast corporation continues to be an important economic factor in our community today.
Over time Mr. Cory became involved in economic development and made a significant commitment of his time and leadership for many years in assisting our city in attracting industry and jobs to the area. His efforts on behalf of this community and his dedication to economic development here are examples that each of us should strive to equal.
We dedicate this fountain in his honor in the month of June 2005
Erected 2005.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is June 2005.
Location. 34° 51.857′ N, 92° 7.084′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is on South James Street just north
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Regionally, this marker is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area and in the Quapaw Homeland. 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: Governor Homer M. Adkins (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial Honoring 53 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Arkansas Ordnance Plant (AOP) (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jacksonville, Arkansas (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Jacksonville School (approx. half a mile away); Memphis Military Road (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 4, 2021
2. Tom Cory Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederates at Bayou Meto (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
