Forrest City in St. Francis County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Campbell House

1917

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 19, 2024

1. Campbell House Marker

Inscription. Home of W. W. Campbell and Victoria Mann Campbell. W. W. Campbell was a bank, civic, and agricultural leader in Eastern Arkansas. influence extended nationally as reported in the November, 1947, issue of Readers Digest and the November, 1948, issue of Fortune magazine. He was employed by First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas from 1909 until his death in 1970. Victoria Mann Campbell was a member of the highly regarded Mann family of Lee County, Arkansas and was an active social and civic leader of the community. She had many interests and talents and was an accomplished artist. She died in 1986.

The home was donated to the Forrest City Junior Auxiliary in 2005 by the Campbell descendants to be used for social, civic and economic development activities.
National Register of Historic Places

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1947.

Location. 35° 0.712′ N, 90° 47.045′ W. Marker is in Forrest City, Arkansas, in St.

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Francis County. It is at the intersection of North Forrest Street and East Garland Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Forrest Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 N Forrest St, Forrest City AR 72335, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Crowley’s Ridge,

in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Francis County Troops in the War Between the States (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forrest’s Camp (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Courthouse Bell (approx. 0.3

Campbell House and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 19, 2024

2. Campbell House and marker

miles away); Mt. Vernon Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Madison in the Civil War (approx. 3 miles away); Old Military Road (approx. 8.4 miles away); Taylor's Creek and Mount Vernon (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forrest City.

Also see . . . The NRHP file for this house has not been digitized. (Submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.