DeValls Bluff in Prairie County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
Erected 2012 by ACWSC, Arnold Family Foundation, ANCRC. (Marker Number 41.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1862.
Location. 34° 47.164′ N, 91° 27.485′ W. Marker is in DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, in Prairie County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 33) and Snyder
Road, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Located just left of the Break Time Gas Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 North Main Street, De Valls Bluff AR 72041, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad (here, next to this marker); Why DeValls Bluff (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); DeValls Bluff: A Major Union Riverport (about 700 feet away); DeValls Bluff Under Fire (about 700 feet away); War on the White River (about 700 feet away); DeValls Bluff in the Civil War (about 700 feet away); Common Ground for Many Soldiers (about 700 feet away); DeValls Bluff: A Key Union Base (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in DeValls Bluff.
Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Arkansas article on the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad. (Submitted on August 3, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.