Siloam Springs in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, July 17, 2022
1. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
G.A.R.
In God we trust
Woman's Relief Corps, 1863
Erected by Curtis Post 1928
Preserved by the grace of God
Erected 1928 by The Curtis Post, Woman's Relief Corps.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 10.969′ N, 94° 32.414′ W. Marker is in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, in Benton County. Memorial is on South Maxwell Street near E Twin Springs Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Siloam Springs AR 72761, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Twin Springs Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Armed Forces Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Harkness Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Maxwell-Sweet House (approx. ¼ mile away); Gentry Grand Army of the Republic Monument (approx. 5.6 miles away); Fort Wayne (approx. 5.7 miles away in Oklahoma); Carl and Evans House (approx. 6.6 miles away); Carpenter Building (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Siloam Springs.
Regarding Grand Army of the Republic Memorial. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for
this page online
The Siloam Springs GAR Monument was unveiled in 1928 in Twin Springs Park, south of Sager Creek, by the Samuel R. Curtis Post No. 9. The post, named for the commander of the Union army at the Battle of Pea Ridge in 1862, was founded in 1884, shortly after the return of the GAR to Arkansas. The monument is the only one in Arkansas known to bear the emblem of the Women's Relief Corps, one of the G.A.R.'s ladies auxiliaries, which was founded in 1883.
Also see . . . Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (PDF). National Register nomination for the memorial, which was listed in 1996. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, July 17, 2022
2. Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2023, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
