Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Teacher Education

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. Teacher Education Marker

Inscription. The University of Arkansas is distinctive among the nation's land-grant universities in that it incorporated teacher education from its inception. After the Civil War, the growing demand for public school teachers was met mainly by the establishment of free-standing “normal schools” in the various states. In Arkansas, however, the Organic Act of 1871 mandated “the location, organization and maintenance of the Arkansas Industrial University with normal department therein.” The normal department opened in 1872 and, for decades, the University of Arkansas was the largest supplier of teachers statewide. Its College of Education and Health Professions continues that tradition as one of the leading producers of teachers.

Erected 2000 by Arkansas Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 36° 4.152′ N, 94° 10.243′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. It can be reached from North Campus Walk south of West Maple Street. Marker is in front of Peabody Hall at the University of Arkansas. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 763 W Maple St, Fayetteville AR 72701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

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: POW/MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Silas Herbert Hunt (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Medal of Honor (about 400 feet away); Phi Alpha Theta (about 400 feet away); James William Fullbright (about 600 feet away); James William Fulbright (about 600 feet away); Development of ‘Arksoy’ (about 700 feet away); Cotton Stacking (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

2. Teacher Education Marker

Peabody Hall (background, to the right) houses the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, classrooms and offices for individual professors.

all markers in Fayetteville.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.