Mount Ida in Montgomery County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Arkansas State Quarter

Designed by Dortha Scott of Mount Ida, Arkansas

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2024

1. Arkansas State Quarter Marker

Inscription. [title is inscription]

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.

Location. 34° 33.366′ N, 93° 38.007′ W. Marker is in Mount Ida, Arkansas, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Whittington Street and West Street, on the left when traveling west on Whittington Street. The marker is mounted on the north/front wall of the Mount Ida Civic Center building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 145 Whittington Street, Mount Ida AR 71957, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains

and in Caddo Territory.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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

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8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Montgomery County (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Montgomery County in the Civil War (about 500 feet away); Montgomery County Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away); In Memory of Montgomery County Veterans Who Died for Our Freedom (about 700 feet away); Archeological Analysis of Norman Caddo Indian Burial Ground (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Town of Caddo Gap (approx. 10.7 miles away); The Narrows on Caddo River (approx. 10.7 miles away); De Soto at Caddo Gap (approx. 10.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Ida.

Also see . . .
1. Arkansas State Quarter (Encyclopedia of Arkansas).

Excerpt: The Arkansas state quarter was the twenty-fifth of fifty state quarters to be issued by the U.S. Mint under its 50 State Quarters® Program. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the program in 1997 in order to honor each of the fifty states. Five commemorative state quarters were issued each year for a period of ten years in chronological order according to when each state was admitted to the Union.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2024

2. Arkansas State Quarter Marker
The marker is mounted at the center of the front wall of the Mount Ida Civic Center building.

The Arkansas state quarter, designed by Dortha Scott of Mount Ida (Montgomery County), was issued in October 2003. The design features a diamond flanked by depictions of rice and a mallard duck with a background of trees and a body of water. The release of the Arkansas quarter was the culmination of a design process that began in January 2001 with a statewide competition challenging Arkansans to submit proposed designs for the coin.
On October 7, 2002, Huckabee announced that Dortha Scott’s design was the winner, and she was present at the official release of the coin on October 28, 2003, at Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro (Pike County).
A total of 457,800,000 Arkansas state quarters were minted. No more will be produced.

(Submitted on December 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Arkansas State Quarter (TheUS50.com).

Excerpt: It is fitting that the "Natural State," Arkansas's official nickname, chose images of natural resources. Arkansas has an abundance of clear streams, rivers and lakes. In fact, Arkansas has more than 600,000 acres of natural lakes. Arkansas is also known for
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2024

3. Mount Ida Civic Center
its sportsmanship and boasts mallard hunting as a main attraction for hunters across the nation. Visitors to Arkansas can search Crater of Diamonds State Park for precious gems including, of course, diamonds. The mine at Crater of Diamonds State Park reportedly is the oldest diamond mine in North America, and the only one in the United States open to the public-visitors get to keep what they find. Visitors can also experience "Rice Fever" in Arkansas-just the way W.H. Fuller did when he grew the first commercially successful rice crop in Arkansas. Soon after, thousands of acres of the Grand Prairie were changed to cultivate rice, and Arkansas became the leading producer of the grain in the United States.

(Submitted on December 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.