Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Mark Davis

Fishing

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Mark Davis Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024

1. Mark Davis Marker

Inscription.
First to win B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year and Bassmasters Classic in the same year • Only B.A.S.S. Pro to win Grand Slam 1995 • Three-time B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year • Second largest stringer in B.A.S.S. tournament history — 11 pounds 10 ounces

Mount Ida, Arkansas • Inducted 1996

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1995.

Location. 34° 30.642′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the west side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Steve Stephens (here, next to this marker); Barbara Fairchild (here, next to this marker); The Browns (here, next to this marker); Randy Goodrum (here, next to this marker); Hubert ‘Geese’ Ausbie (here, next to this marker); Arthur Hunnicutt

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(here, next to this marker); Helen Gurley Brown (here, next to this marker); Bobo Brazil (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Mark Davis (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Mark Davis (born October 11, 1963) is a professional sport fisherman of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) and is one of only two anglers to have won the B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year and the Bassmasters Classic tournament in the same year.
Davis was born in Mount Ida, Arkansas. He has competed in 234 tournaments, and had five first-place finishes and forty-five top ten finishes. 3-time B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year (1995, 1998, 2001)

(Submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Mark Davis Marker

Looking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the left of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.