Lonoke in Lonoke County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Lonoke Landmarks
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 5, 2013
1. Lonoke Landmarks Marker
Joseph Taylor Robinson Home - 204 NE Front St.
Practiced law in Lonoke - 1893-1912
U.S. Congressman - 1902-1913.
Governor of Arkansas - January - March 1913.
U.S. Senator - 1913-1937. Lonoke was named for lone oak tree, surveyor's landmark for Memphis-Little Rock Railroad - 1858. The tree grew at 106 McKinley.
Eberts Field, U.S.Signal Corps Aviation Training School on 640 acres Hwy 89N, donated by citizens, was named for Lt. M.M. Eberts, aviator killed - 1917.
Erected 1976 by Lonoke Bicentennial.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of 76, Americas Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1913.
Location. 34° 47.131′ N, 91° 53.995′ W. Marker is in Lonoke, Arkansas, in Lonoke County. It is on North Center Street (State Highway 31) north of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located near the southwest corner of the Lonoke County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lonoke AR 72086, 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 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: Lonoke County Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker);
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Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 5, 2013
2. Lonoke Landmarks Marker
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 5, 2013
3. Lonoke Landmarks Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,240 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2013, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
