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

Wartime Gristmill Destruction

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. Wartime Gristmill Destruction Marker

Inscription. Both soldiers and civilians used gristmills to grind wheat and corn into flour and meal. Confederate troops destroyed mills to keep Union armies from using them. Union troops destroyed them to keep C.S. guerrillas from using them as gathering points. This caused much suffering for civilians. Many starved, became refugees, or settled in farm colonies, protected by Union forces. Sutton's Mill, which once stood here, was lost in the war. Former U.S. soldiers Jacob Johnson and William Mayes bought the site in 1865 and built the mill that stands here today.

Erected 2012 by Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission • Inn at the Mill • City of Johnson • Jon Woods • Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism • Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. (Marker Number 33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 36° 8.244′ N, 94° 10.755′ W. Marker is in Johnson, Arkansas, in

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Washington County. It is at the intersection of Johnson Mill Boulevard and South 48th Street (County Road 700), on the right when traveling west on Johnson Mill Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3906 Johnson Mill Blvd, Springdale AR 72762, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Replica of the Statue of Liberty (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mount Comfort in the Civil War (approx. 3.6 miles away); Far West Seminary (approx. 3.7 miles away); Old Mt. Comfort (approx. 3.7 miles away);

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

2. Wartime Gristmill Destruction Marker

Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Holcomb's Spring in the Civil War (approx. 4.3 miles away); Shiloh Memorial Park (approx. 4.4 miles away); Memorial Hall (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.