Lonoke in Lonoke County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
The Lonoke Depot
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2022
1. The Lonoke Depot Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 34° 47.047′ N, 91° 54.038′ W. Marker is in Lonoke, Arkansas, in Lonoke County. It is at the intersection of Front Street Northwest and Park Street when traveling east on Front Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lonoke AR 72086, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area. 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: Joe P. Eagle/D.R. Boone Building (within shouting distance of this marker); A Gun for All Reasons (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Senator Joe T. Robinson (about 500 feet away); Lonoke Landmarks (about 600 feet away); Lonoke County Confederate Monument (about 600 feet away); Eberts Air Field
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Regarding The Lonoke Depot. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Rock Island Depot has served this central Arkansas agricultural community for seventy-two years. For most of these years it has been the commercial and economic center of activity for Lonoke and Lonoke County. Constructed in 1912 at a cost of $26,000, the building replaced an earlier depot which had been constructed in 1899 to serve traffic along this Memphis to Little Rock line. Cotton, rice, flour, soybeans, timber and other commodities were shipped on the Rock island line from the Lonoke Depot.
Also see . . . Rock Island Depot (PDF). National Register nomination for the train station, which was listed in 1984. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2022
2. The Lonoke Depot Marker
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3. The Lonoke Depot
View of the depot's front (rail) side. Marker is on the back side of the depot.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,031 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
