Caddo Gap in Montgomery County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

The Caddo People

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 23, 2022

1. The Caddo People Marker

Inscription. This region was once the home of the Caddo Indians, whose settlement and town were scattered over what is now southwestern Arkansas, northeastern Texas and northwestern Louisiana. The Caddo River, which flows near this point, and Caddo Gap itself were named for this intelligent and gifted native American people.

Erected 1976 by Arkansas History Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 34° 24.092′ N, 93° 37.14′ W. Marker is in Caddo Gap, Arkansas, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Indian Valley Road and Vaught Street, on the right when traveling east on Indian Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caddo Gap AR 71935, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains

and in Caddo Territory.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: De Soto at Caddo Gap (here, next to this marker); The Town of Caddo Gap (here, next to this marker); The Narrows on Caddo River (here, next to this marker); Archeological Analysis of Norman Caddo Indian Burial Ground (approx. 4.8 miles away); Arkansas State Quarter (approx. 10.7 miles away); Montgomery County

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(approx. 10.8 miles away); Montgomery County in the Civil War (approx. 10.8 miles away); Montgomery County Civil War Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caddo Gap.

Historical Monument looking North image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 23, 2022

2. Historical Monument looking North

Historical Monument looking South image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, January 23, 2022

3. Historical Monument looking South

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.