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

Shiloh Memorial Park

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. Shiloh Memorial Park Marker

Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 36° 11.188′ N, 94° 7.821′ W. Marker is in Springdale, Arkansas, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of East Johnson Avenue and Mill Street, on the right when traveling west on East Johnson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holcomb's Spring in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Memorial Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Beely-Johnson American Legion Post 139 (within shouting distance of this marker); Regular Baptist Church of Shilo (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 Shiloh Memorial Park. Excerpts from the National Register nomination for the Shiloh Historic District, which includes the park:

Through the Shiloh Historic District once ran several important roads, converging at one point or another along the banks of Spring Creek. These include the Old Missouri Road (circa 1830), the Government Post Route (1836), the Military Road (1861-1864), and the Wire (Telegraph) Road (1860) …

The site where these roads crossed Spring Creek is now a part of the Shiloh Memorial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

2. Shiloh Memorial Park Marker
Park … Located within this historic neighborhood, and concentrated in the Shiloh Memorial Park area, are a number of sites once occupied by early industries. The park area once contained the first hospital (1865), the Haxton Woolen Mill (1878), the Chautauqua Auditorium (1898), the first city water works (1904), the city's first cooperage (1908) the first light company (1908) and portions of the first city park (1921).

Also see . . . Shiloh Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes Shiloh Memorial Park. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Marc Hayot, June 21, 2026

3. Shiloh Memorial Park Marker

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 259 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on June 21, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.