Winslow in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Downtown Winslow Commercial Historic District

Photographed by Ann Malkie, May 24, 2024

1. Downtown Winslow Commercial Historic District Marker

Inscription. This historic district comprises three buildings and represents some of the last links to Winslow’s heyday as a resort town. One building dates to 1929; two older ones burned in 1935 and were rebuilt ca. 1938. Maud Dunlap Duncan ran a drugstore downstairs and the local newspaper upstairs at 108 N. Winslow Blvd. from the early 1900s. In 1925 she was elected mayor alongside an all-woman city council; her “petticoat government” was nationally reported. Actor Walter Brennan’s final film, the 1975 Civil War-era drama Smoke in the Wind, used the building at 150 N. Winslow Blvd. as a filming location. The district was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

Erected 2023 by Arkansas Heritage; City of Winslow. (Marker Number 40.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Heritage series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 35° 48.035′ N, 94° 8.101′ W. Marker is in Winslow, Arkansas, in Washington County. It

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is at the intersection of North Winslow Boulevard (State Highway 74) and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Winslow Boulevard. Marker is located in the raised median between Winslow Blvd. (AR-74) and Main St., directly under a tree. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Main St, Winslow AR 72959, 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 are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Helen Dunlap Memorial School for Mountain Girls (within shouting distance of this marker); Winslow Tunnel Date Stone (within shouting

Photographed by Marc Hayot, August 29, 2026

2. Downtown Winslow Commercial Historic District Marker

distance of this marker); The Spring (approx. 15.8 miles away); Dr. James W. and Joy Nelson Webb (approx. 15.8 miles away); Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church (approx. 15.8 miles away); Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 15.9 miles away); The Borden House / The Legacy of Prairie Grove (approx. 15.9 miles away); The Lord's Vineyard (approx. 15.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winslow.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2024, by Ashley Sides of Little Rock, Arkansas. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 12, 2024, by Ashley Sides of Little Rock, Arkansas. 2. submitted on August 30, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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