Arkadelphia in Clark County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Freedmen's Bureau

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

1. Freedmen's Bureau Marker

Inscription. Here, during Reconstruction years, were the offices of the Freedmen's Bureau. The building was, at different times, used as a harness shop, grocery store, barber shop and saloon, and for many years was a residence.

Erected 1963 by Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Notable Buildings.

Location. 34° 7.168′ N, 93° 3.06′ W. Marker is in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in Clark County. It is on Main Street east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 Main St, Arkadelphia AR 71923, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain

and in Caddo Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Flanagin Law Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Degray Dam Boulder (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clark County (about 300 feet away); Clark County Confederate Memorial (about 300 feet away); Clark County First Manufactory in Arkansas (about 400 feet away); Salt Kettle (about 400 feet away); The Blakely Graveyard (about 500 feet away); Arkadelphia Courthouses (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arkadelphia.

Also see . . . Freedmen's Bureau. Encyclopedia of Arkansas website entry (Submitted on August 7, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

2. Freedmen's Bureau Marker

Former Freedmen's Bureau building image. Click for full size.

via Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons (Public Domain), 1960

3. Former Freedmen's Bureau building

The Ashby store building served as the Freedmen's Bureau office in Arkadelphia during the late 1860s. Built in 1858, it was torn down in the 1970s.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.