Lincoln in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

R. L. Leach Grocery Store

Photographed by Marc Hayot, May 31, 2026

1. R. L. Leach Grocery Store Marker

Inscription. R. L. Leach
Grocery Store,br> Dutch Mills, AR
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1925

Erected 1925.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 2017.

Location. 35° 52.575′ N, 94° 29.477′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Arkansas, in Washington County. It can be reached from Dutch Mills Road North (County Road 419) north of Dutch Mills Road (County Road 418), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincoln AR 72744, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hermannsburg-Dutch Mills (a few steps from this marker); Bethlehem Methodist-Episcopal Church South (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bethlehem Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Almost The End Of The Cherokee's Sad Journey Westward (approx. 5.2 miles away); Fruit Cellar (approx. 5.7 miles away); Dr. William and Laura Welch House - 1855 (approx. 5.7 miles away); Zebulon and Eunice Edmiston House – 1872 (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Battle of Cane Hill (approx. 5.8 miles away).

Regarding R. L. Leach Grocery Store.

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The R.L. Leach Grocery Store is located in Dutch Mills, Arkansas, on the west end of Dutch Mills Road, near Washington County Road 418. The building is situated along what used to be the highway running through Dutch Mills. Serving as both a grocer and a post office, the one story R.L. Leach Grocery Store was the hub of Dutch Mills after the arrival of its original German settlers following the Civil War and into the 1960s.

(Source: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, 0MB No. 1024-0018)

Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places Registration form.

Located in the neighboring community of Dutch Mills (originally Hermansburg), the R. L. Leach Store, built in 1925, is one of the last historic structures remaining. Cane Hill and Dutch Mills were part of an interconnected network of communities, along with Morrow, Clyde, Evansville, and several others in western Washington County. All of these early towns along the western frontier developed trading relationships as well as a sense of a larger community.

By Historic Cane Hill (Submitted on June 14, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.)

Photographed by Marc Hayot, June 2026

2. R. L. Leach Grocery Store Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Last updated on June 15, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.