Mound City in Crittenden County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

A Lake Called Cayman

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 6, 2026

1. A Lake Called Cayman Marker

Inscription. About 100 yds. due North lies the bed of "A Lake Called Cayman", which once ran into the Mississippi at Mound City. In Spanish, Cayman means "Alligator". The later named Lake Grandee is now known as Marion Lake.

Erected 1976 by West Memphis-Crittenden County Bicentennial • Esperanza Trails, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 35° 11.41′ N, 90° 7.781′ W. Marker is in Mound City, Arkansas, in Crittenden County. It is on Pirani Headquarters Road near Dacus Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34 Pirani Headquarters Road, Marion AR 72364, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mound City (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Indian Mounds (about 500 feet away); The Plantation Inn (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Sinking of the Sultana (approx. 3.9 miles away); Hernando De Soto's expeditionary force entering Arkansas (approx. 4 miles away); The Trail of Tears...A Sad Chapter in American History (approx. 4.1 miles away); Marion Hotel (approx. 4.1 miles away); Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet's French expedition arrived in Arkansas (approx. 4.1 miles away).

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 6, 2026

2. A Lake Called Cayman Marker

Mound City Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 6, 2026

3. Mound City Markers

All three markers in Mound City are within eyeshot of one another. The "Mound City" marker is in the foreground, "Lake Called Cayman" is between the power poles across the road and the "Indian Mounds" marker is under the trees on the right side of the road.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.