Lowell in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Service Station and Garage
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023
1. Service Station and Garage Marker
Inscription.
Service Station and Garage. . The original Lowell Garage, owned by Thurman Moody, was located on the corner of what is now Lincoln Street and McClure Avenue. The old 71 Highway used to run along Lincoln Street so it was right on the highway, when the new Highway 71 was located away from the station it moved too. In 1939, the garage was raised up and logs slid under its beams so it could be rolled along. It was pulled by teams of horses and mules thru the field and woods to the east side of the new highway. It remained there until it was demolished in 2004. It finished out its final years as an auto paint shop. Other owners were Elmo Lassiter and Garland Neil, Doyle and Tommy Scruggs. Scruggs probably ran it longer than anyone. The Scruggs family donated one of the pumps used there for display inside the Lowell Historical Museum where it now has a permanent home.
The original Lowell Garage, owned by Thurman Moody, was located on the corner of what is now Lincoln Street and McClure Avenue. The old 71 Highway used to run along Lincoln Street so it was right on the highway, when the new Highway 71 was located away from the station it moved too. In 1939, the garage was raised up and logs slid under its beams so it could be rolled along. It was pulled by teams of horses and mules thru the field and woods to the east side of the new highway. It remained there until it was demolished in 2004. It finished out its final years as an auto paint shop. Other owners were Elmo Lassiter and Garland Neil, Doyle and Tommy Scruggs. Scruggs probably ran it longer than anyone. The Scruggs family donated one of the pumps used there for display inside the Lowell Historical Museum where it now has a permanent home.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 36° 15.471′ N, 94° 7.905′ W. Marker is in Lowell, Arkansas, in Benton County. It is at the intersection of Jackson Place and McClure Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Jackson Place. Marker is next to the Lowell Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 Jackson Pl, Lowell AR 72745, 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.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023
2. Service Station and Garage Marker
Featured marker is in the middle.
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 210 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
