Dyess in Mississippi County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Community Building

Historic Dyess Colony

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 12, 2022

1. Community Building Marker

Inscription. This Dyess Colony gathering place included an auditorium, a library, and space for community meetings and activities. Joint church services also were held here until the various denominations could build their own churches. Ministers from three churches in nearby communities volunteered their services.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 35° 35.581′ N, 90° 12.888′ W. Marker is in Dyess, Arkansas, in Mississippi County. It is on Church Street west of Main Street (County Highway 297), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 AR-297, Dyess AR 72330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta,

in Crowley’s Ridge,

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: School (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cafe & Shops (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dyess Colony (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Revolution Bicentennial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dyess (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commissary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Johnny Cash (approx. 1.7 miles away); American Revolution Flagpole (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dyess.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 12, 2022

2. Community Building Marker

Marker is in front of a grassy lot

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.