Augusta in Woodruff County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Chickasaw Crossing
River Mile 198
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 9, 2018
1. Chickasaw Crossing Marker
Inscription.
Chickasaw Crossing. River Mile 198. Chickasaws and Quapaws crossed the White River here to visit, long before the first settlers. First post office, named Chickasaw Crossing in Feb. 1848, was soon changed to Augusta. Steamboats docked here to deliver goods and left with cotton and timber. In 1864, Union forces aboard Gunboat No. 30 engaged the Confederates. In the 1890s, Emerson and John Conner ferried stock and swimmers across the river. This area, between Augusta Bend to the south and Eldridge Bend to the north, is the highest land on the east side of the river from Batesville to its mouth. From this prime site rose the City of Augusta.
Chickasaws and Quapaws crossed the White River
here to visit, long before the first settlers. First
post office, named Chickasaw Crossing in Feb. 1848,
was soon changed to Augusta. Steamboats
docked here to deliver goods and left with
cotton and timber. In 1864, Union forces aboard
Gunboat No. 30 engaged the Confederates. In
the 1890s, Emerson and John Conner ferried stock
and swimmers across the river. This area, between
Augusta Bend to the south and Eldridge Bend to
the north, is the highest land on the east side
of the river from Batesville to its mouth. From
this prime site rose the City of Augusta.
Erected 1998 by the Augusta Sesquicentennial Commission.
Location. 35° 17.02′ N, 91° 22.043′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Arkansas, in Woodruff County. Marker is at the intersection of South 1st Street and East Locust Street, on the right when traveling south on South 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 South 1st Street, Augusta AR 72006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies.
3. Chickasaw Crossing marker at an August White River access point.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
