Marianna in Lee County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Lee County Home Site and Grave of John Patterson

Photographed by William Hamilton, October 5, 2024

1. Lee County Home Site and Grave of John Patterson Marker

Inscription.
Home site and grave of John Patterson, son of William Patterson, Born 1790; died 1886; Arkansas' first native born child of Anglo-Saxon parentage. The following riddle was often asked by John Patterson: I was born in a kingdom--Spain, reared in an empire--France, attained manhood in a territory, am now a citizen of a state and have never been 100 miles from where I was born.

Erected 1936 by 1836 Arkansas Centennial Comm., Arkansas History Comm. 1936. (Marker Number H-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Centennial Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 34° 45.7′ N, 90° 44.033′ W. Marker is in Marianna, Arkansas, in Lee County. It is on Arkansas Route 44. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1663 AR-44, Marianna AR 72360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta,

in Crowley’s Ridge,

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

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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 4 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Marianna Arkansas (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lee County Confederate Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lee County War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lee County (approx. 1.6 miles away).

Photographed by David Mcpheeters, March 7, 2025

2. Lee County Home Site and Grave of John Patterson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2024, by William Hamilton of Plant City, Florida. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 5, 2024, by William Hamilton of Plant City, Florida. 2. submitted on March 7, 2025, by David Mcpheeters of Vilonia, Arkansas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.