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

Sulphur Springs Park Reserve

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. Sulphur Springs Park Reserve Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1889 has been entered into the National Registry of Historical Places by the United States Department of the Interior on 7-8-99.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 36° 28.909′ N, 94° 27.478′ W. Marker is in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, in Benton County. Marker is on Fair Avenue east of Arkansas Highway 59, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in Sulphur Springs City Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 AR-59, Sulphur Springs AR 72768, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. What Mean These Stones? (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383 (approx. 4.2 miles away); Arkansas & Oklahoma Railroad (approx. 4.2 miles away); Camp Jackson / Confederate Dead (approx. 5.9 miles away); Georgia Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Camp Walker (approx. 7.9 miles away); McDonald County (approx. 8.1 miles away in Missouri); The Battle of Maysville (approx. 9.7 miles away).

Regarding Sulphur Springs Park Reserve. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

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Park Reserve in Sulphur Springs, Benton County, is situated in a valley of the Ozark Plateau. The Park Reserve, founded in 1884, was originally an eleven-acre tract of land that served as the focal point for the formation of a bath and spa-era health resort town founded by Charles Hibler of Joplin, Missouri at the turn of the century. The Park Reserve transferred ownership to John Brown University and endured a bumpy period in the 1920s during which many of the resort hotels in the park were destroyed and its acreage was reduced by the construction of United States Highway 71. (Now Arkansas Highway 59) The entire park was put up for sale by the University but it was saved by a Sulphur Springs resident who purchased the tract and allowed the city to buy it back. In 1957 four-and-a-half acres were donated to the park, increasing the acreage to its current sixteen-and-a-half acres. The Sulphur Springs Park Reserve contains; four mineral springs, a Lilly Pond, goldfish pond, a 1924 rock residence and brick bathhouse currently used as City Hall, a small 1920s shingle cottage, gazebo, a portion of the limestone dam constructed in 1890, and 1889 limestone features including a small footbridge, decorative arch, benches and retaining walls.

Also see . . . Sulphur Springs Park Reserve (PDF). National Register nomination

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

2. Sulphur Springs Park Reserve Marker

for the reserve, which was listed in 1999. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

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 73 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.