Benton in Saline County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

De Soto Trail

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 30, 2016

1. De Soto Trail Marker

Inscription. By here the De Soto expedition marched September 7, 1541.

Erected 1935 by Citizens of Saline County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1541.

Location. 34° 34.164′ N, 92° 35.141′ W. Marker is in Benton, Arkansas, in Saline County. It is at the intersection of E. Carpenter Street (State Highway 35) and Military Road, on the right when traveling east on E. Carpenter Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Benton AR 72015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area

and in the Ouachita Mountains.

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

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of this marker: The Benton Courier (approx. ¼ mile away); Operation Iraqi Freedom / Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Persian Gulf War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bicentennial - Saline District Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saline County in the Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saline County's Everlasting Tribute (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saline County Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saline County Records (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.

Also see . . . Route of the De Soto Expedition. From The Arkansas Encyclopedia of History & Culture. (Submitted on August 8, 2016.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 30, 2016

2. De Soto Trail Marker

Marker at Intersection of Highway 35 and Military Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 30, 2016

3. Marker at Intersection of Highway 35 and Military Road

Marker at southwest corner

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,271 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.