Near Eureka Springs in Carroll County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Beaver Spring

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

1. Beaver Spring Marker

Inscription. This stone "Beaver Spring" house was built circa 1912. It replaced a log house built over the spring purportedly by Wilson A. Beaver. Beaver purchased the land in 1857 from John Williams who homesteaded the land in 1852. The Indians & settlers living on the White River used the spring for many years.

The Beaver Spring was purchased in 1932 by Albert & Dewey French. The U.S. Corps of Engineers acquired it in 1950 when Table Rock Dam was begun.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 36° 28.359′ N, 93° 46.132′ W. Marker is near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Golden Gate (Arkansas Route 187) and Parkway Street South, on the right when traveling south on Golden Gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 Golden Gate, Eureka Springs AR 72631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in

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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 are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beaver Bridge (here, next to this marker); The Railroad Depot (approx. 4½ miles away); Steam Locomotive (approx. 4½ miles away); The Round House (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Brownstone Inn (approx. 4.6 miles away); Grotto Spring (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Town that Water Built (approx. 4.7 miles away); Bridgeford House (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 1st Arkansas Cavalry (U.S.) (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023

2. Beaver Spring Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.