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Fort Smith in Sebastian County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
 

50 Year Concrete Street Service Award • 1963

Fort Smith, Arkansas

— General Paving District - 1913 —

 
 
50 Year Concrete Street Service Award • 1963 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2016
1. 50 Year Concrete Street Service Award • 1963 Marker
Inscription.
Most 50-year old concrete streets
of any city in U.S.A.
21.5 miles

 
Erected 1963 by Portland Cement Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.
 
Location. 35° 23.157′ N, 94° 25.543′ W. Marker is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County. It is on Rogers Avenue east of 6th Street (Arkansas Highway 255), on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the county courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35 South 6th Street, Fort Smith AR 72901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas River Valley, in the Cherokee Heritage Region, and in Osage Territory. 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: Sebastian County California Gold Seekers (here, next to this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (a few steps from this marker); United Spanish War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Confederate Dead (within shouting distance of this marker); Sebastian County Seat of Justice (within shouting distance of this marker); Moon Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Phoenix Block (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Smith.
 
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 Pavement History. (Submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
50 Year Concrete Street Service Award • 1963 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2016
2. 50 Year Concrete Street Service Award • 1963 Marker
County courthouse in background
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 14, 2026