Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139
Springdale, AR
Photographed by Marc Hayot, June 21, 2026
1. Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139 Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the
Interior
30 May 2007
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.
Location. 36° 11.194′ N, 94° 7.802′ W. Marker is in Springdale, Arkansas, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of East Johnson Avenue and North Spring Street, on the right when traveling west on East Johnson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 N Spring St, Springdale AR 72764, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Hall (here, next to this marker); Shiloh Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Regular Baptist Church of Shilo (within shouting distance of this marker); Holcomb's Spring in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Mill Road/Mill Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Fitzgerald's Station (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rev. James M. Ingram (approx. 3.4 miles away); Wartime Gristmill Destruction (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springdale.
Regarding Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Post was dedicated on August 26, 1934, in honor of Springdale's first World War I victim, Clarence Edwin Beely. Beely was killed during the Meuse-Argonne battle on October 3, 1918. His body was returned in October 1921 and is buried about a mile away in Bluff Cemetery.
In 1962 the post's charter was altered to read "The Beely-Johnson Post," honoring the lateElmer Johnson, Jr., a World War II veteran. Johnson died in Brittany, France, September 12, 1944.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 20232. Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139 Marker
Also see . . .
1. Beely-Johnson American Legion Post (PDF). National Register nomination (with photographs) submitted for the building. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Beely-Johnson Post 139 American Legion Hut. The one-story building is constructed of rough-cut native stone quarried from a mountain east of Springdale. There have been no major changes to the building over the years. (Susan Young, Encyclopedia of Arkansas) (Submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Additional commentary.
1. Second Marker
There is a second marker on the other side of the entrance called "Memorial Hall." The inscription reads: "Dedicated to Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War." The marker was erected in July 1934 by the American Legion and Auxiliary.
— Submitted June 21, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023
3. Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139 Marker
Photographed by Marc Hayot, June 21, 2026
4. Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139 Memorial Hall Marker
Photographed by Marc Hayot, June 21, 2026
5. Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139 Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 21, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on June 21, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
