Sulphur Springs in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

What Mean These Stones?

(Joshua 4:21)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

1. What Mean These Stones? Marker

Inscription. These stones from the foundation of a farm house at Breezy Point, one mile west of this spot, where the first Summer Institute of Linguistics (Camp Wycliffe) was held June-September 1934, stand here as a memorial to God's faithfulness. From that small beginning with only two students has grown the present institute with branches on three continents, teaching hundreds of students annually to analyze strange languages. From that beginning came also the Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. dedicated to translating the transforming word of God into all languages of the world.
“Hitherto hath the Lord helped us”
(1 Sam: 7:12)
He will enable us to finish the task.
“Two thousand tongues to go”

Erected 1959 by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1934.

Location. 36° 28.838′ N, 94° 27.419′ W. Marker is in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, in Benton County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 59 and East Patterson Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 59. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gravette AR 72736, 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

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are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sulphur Springs Park Reserve (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383 (approx. 4.1 miles away); Arkansas & Oklahoma Railroad (approx. 4.1 miles away); Camp Jackson / Confederate Dead (approx. 5.8 miles away); Georgia Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Camp Walker (approx. 7.9 miles away); McDonald County (approx. 8.2 miles away in Missouri); The Battle of Maysville (approx. 9.7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. William Cameron "Uncle Cam" Townsend (1896–1982). In June 1934, William Cameron Townsend, along with Leonard Livingston Legters, founded a linguistic training program for the purpose of promoting Bible translation among minority language groups. (Matt Petersen and Borghy Holm, Encyclopedia of Arkansas) (Submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Bible translators are Arkansas-grown. Wycliffe Bible Translators, the worldwide ministry bringing the Bible to people in their native languages, got its start right here in Arkansas. (Christie Storm, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, posted March 29, 2008) (Submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

2. What Mean These Stones? Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,554 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.