Sheridan in Grant County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

1976 American Bicentennial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 16, 2024

1. 1976 American Bicentennial Marker

Inscription. Capsule buried 1976
to be opened 2076
Sheridan Rotary Club

Erected 1976 by Sheridan Rotary Club.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International, the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration, and the Time Capsules series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 34° 18.383′ N, 92° 24.071′ W. Marker is in Sheridan, Arkansas, in Grant County. It is on South Oak Street just south of West Center Street (U.S. 270), on the left when traveling south. The marker is located on the west side of the Grant County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 West Center Street, Sheridan AR 72150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area.

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

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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: Grant County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First County Courthouse 1871 (within shouting distance of this marker); American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 5.6 miles away); Unknown Soldiers (approx. 5.6 miles away); American Legion B-17 Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Unknown Soldiers CSA (approx. 5.7 miles away); Clash at Whitten's Mill (approx. 8.7 miles away); Refugee Children / Supplies Destroyed (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheridan.

Also see . . . United States Bicentennial (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 16, 2024

2. 1976 American Bicentennial Marker
Looking south across the Grant County Courthouse west grounds. South Oak Street is on the right. The Grant County Courthouse is on the left.
of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Founding Fathers in the Second Continental Congress. A wave of patriotism and nostalgia swept the nation.

(Submitted on December 16, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 16, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.