El Dorado in Union County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

O.L. Bodenhamer Memorial Park

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

1. O.L. Bodenhamer Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of Major O. L. Bodenhamer June 27, 1891 - June 19, 1933 National Commander 1929-1930 The American Legion

Erected by The American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Military • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 33° 13.37′ N, 92° 39.931′ W. Memorial is in El Dorado, Arkansas, in Union County. It is on North West Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1151 N West Avenue, El Dorado AR 71730, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain

and in Timberlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Union County Courthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Union County Second Courthouse (approx. ¾ mile away); El Dorado Masonic Temple (approx. ¾ mile away); For Service in Iraq and Afghanistan (approx. ¾ mile away); The Gunfight on El Dorado's Courthouse Square, Oct. 9, 1902 (approx. ¾ mile away); The Gunfight on the Square (approx. ¾ mile away); Oil in Arkansas — The Wildcatters (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oil in Arkansas — The Smackover Field (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in El Dorado.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

2. O.L. Bodenhamer Memorial Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.