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By Cajun Scrambler, April 25, 2024
Calvert United Methodist Church
401 ► Alabama, Washington County, Calvert — Calvert United Methodist Church & Cemetery — Washington County —
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 43) near Fairford Road (County Road 4).
Calvert Methodist Episcopal Church South first organized in in a community building used for a school. In 1889, Francis A. and Edna Webb donated this property for a church, and the congregation built this building in the same year. The church . . . — — Map (db m245524) HM
402 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Clay Street Cemetery — Established November 10, 1903 —
On Clay Street north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
The City of Fairbanks was incorporated on November 10, 1903, after the discovery of gold in the Tanana Valley in 1902. This location, originally identified as the Fairbanks Cemetery, was later renamed Clay Street Cemetery after the adjacent . . . — — Map (db m256398) HM
403 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Clay Street Cemetery Gateway —
On Clay Street north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Rotary Club of Fairbanks presents this entrance to the historic Clay Street Cemetery to the City of Fairbanks September 20, 2010 Commemorating 70 years of Rotary Club Service in Alaska's Interior 1940 - 2010 "Service Above Self" . . . — — Map (db m256400) HM
404 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Clay Street Cemetery Miners Memorial —
On 5th Avenue.
In Memoriam From 1905 to 1916 at least 83 men died and 400 were injured in gold mining accidents in the Fairbanks area. Underground mining was dangerous during this pioneer era. Most died from cave-ins, falling down shafts, being struck by . . . — — Map (db m47383) HM
405 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Clay Street Cemetery Pioneers of Alaska —
Near Clay Street.
[Representative Pioneer of Alaska] Robert Joseph "Bob" Geis Born June 1859 Long Island, New York Died 13 July 1916 Fairbanks Locomotive Engineer / City Councilman Husband of Minnie Dahl Burial location: Eagles SE 1046. . . . — — Map (db m256408) HM
406 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Col. James Hiram McLaughlin —
Near Clay Street.
Born June 1842 Oriskany Falls, NY Died 11 Sept 1905 Fairbanks, AK World's First Professional Wrestler Civil War Veteran [Masonic symbol] — — Map (db m256460) HM
407 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Mary Pedro — To The Memory Of —
Near Clay Street.
Wife of Felix Pedro The Discoverer of Gold on Pedro Creek It Was His Discovery That Started The Development of the Vast Interior of Alaska And The Beginning of Fairbanks. Mary Lived in Fairbanks For Over 25 Years. She Was Born In . . . — — Map (db m256456) HM
408 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Peter Bernard "Ben" Howland —
Near Clay Street.
Born 17 Jan 1873 New York Died 9 July 1914 Fairbanks Husband of Beatrice / Mechanical Engineer Charter Member Moose Lodge #1392 — — Map (db m256423) HM
409 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Peter W. Conley —
Near Clay Street.
Born 20 Feb 1862 Galway, Ireland Died 13 March 1924 Suntrana, Alaska Foreman and Original Stakeholder At Healy River Coal Corporation Member Of Fraternal Order Of Eagles And Pioneers Of Alaska — — Map (db m256465) HM
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410 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Robert W. Tompkins —
Near Clay Street.
Born Circa 1854 Ontario, Canada Died 23 Sept 1908 Fairbanks Founder of Fairbanks Christian Science Church — — Map (db m256462) HM
411 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — The White Crosses — [Each] Represent the Grave of an Unknown Soul —
Near Clay Street.
From 1933 until the early 1940's, burial records were poorly kept or lost, therefore there are nearly 200 unknown graves. The original markers were destroyed by floods and the elements. Graves were located by ground penetrating radar in the . . . — — Map (db m256405) HM
412 ► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks, Downtown — Clay Street Cemetery —
Near Clay Street.
Clay Street Cemetery is the final resting place for a number of Interior Alaska's early pioneers. Founded in 1903, it is a microcosm of ethnicities, trades, society, and beliefs. The significance of Fairbanks' first . . . — — Map (db m256401) HM
413 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sutton-Alpine — Spirit House —
Near Glenn Highway.
This is the gravesite of John Goodlataw. Born in 1870 in Chitina, Goodlataw was Ahtna. In 1920, he settled in Chickaloon and worked at various jobs around this area. He passed away in 1935. The custom of raising Spirit Houses above the grave . . . — — Map (db m255207) HM
414 ► Alaska, Nome Census Area, Brevig Mission — Brevig Mission Memorial Cross — 1918 Influenza Pandemic — November 15-20, 1918 —
On Post Office Road, on the right when traveling west.
The following 72 Inupiat Eskimos are interred in this common grave. Pray, honor and remember these villagers, who lost their lives during the short span of five days, in the influenza pandemic, November 15-20, 1918. Abeyorok, Mike, 26 • . . . — — Map (db m149930) HM
415 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — In Appreciation —
On Princess Way north of Seward Street, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to volunteers Foster and Louise Mills, and their son, Russell and wife, Monica Mills in recognition for their many years of service tending to this Lutheran cemetery, established in 1840. Overgrown and unattended, Foster discovered . . . — — Map (db m308264) HM
416 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Russia Intrudes on the Land of the Tlingit —
On Marine Street just north of Seward Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1802 the Russian-American Company sailed into the harbor here to establish its new base of operations - Novo-Arkhangelsk - on the site of an already well-established Tlingit village. The Tlingit resented the invasion and the Russians . . . — — Map (db m308838) HM
417 ► Arizona, Apache County, Eagar — 6 — Snyder-Cavanaugh Shoot Out —
On South River Road 0.1 miles south of West Central Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
In 1878, this notorious outlaw gang clashed over dividing their loot. A heated gunfight occurred in the saddle of this hill and it is said that at least seven died. Here lie their last known remains. — — Map (db m36607) HM
418 ► Arizona, Apache County, Springerville — 2 — Slaughter Family Cemetary —
On East Maricopa Drive 1.3 miles west of Gutierrez Street, on the left when traveling west.
Second cousin to famed "Texas John Slaughter", Peter Slaughter & his rough trailhands brought the first Texas cattle to the White Mountains c. 1881 and built his P Lazy S Ranch on the Black River. Pete is buried here with 3 sons & extended family. — — Map (db m228567) HM
419 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Benson — Benson Pioneer Cemetery — Known as "7th Street Cemetery" — 1881-1975 —
On East 7th Street at South Gila Street, on the right when traveling east on East 7th Street.
This land was deeded to the City of Benson as a cemetery by the Pacific Improvement Company, the California based land company of the Southern Pacific Railroad, in March 1929. Burial plots were sold to residents by the City of Benson and the . . . — — Map (db m48512) HM
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420 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Bowie — Post Cemetery —
Near Apache Pass Road 2.3 miles south of Bear Springs Road.
The Post Cemetery predated the establishment of Fort Bowie, when soldiers of the California Column were interred here in 1862. The area was unfenced until 1878, when a four-foot adobe wall was erected to protect the graves from desecration by post . . . — — Map (db m68858) HM
421 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Dragoon — Confederate Graves at Dragoon Springs —
Near N Old Ranch Road.
On May 5, 1862, a Confederate foraging party rounding up cattle near the abandoned Butterfield Overland Mail Station battled a group of Apaches. The soldiers were members of Company A, Governor John R. Baylor's Regiment of Arizona Rangers, under . . . — — Map (db m83149) HM
422 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Dragoon — Texas Canyon Pioneer Cemetery — Final Resting Place of Texas Canyon's earliest settlers and their descendants —
On 2080 North Amerind Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1895, seventeen-year-old William Walter Adams left Coleman County, Texas, to visit his older brother, Dave A. Adams, who was one of the first of the Adams family to settle in the Little Dragoon Mountains of Cochise County. "Will," soon decided . . . — — Map (db m216038) HM
423 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Pearce — John Ringo — Historic Site —
Near Turkey Creek Road.
The remains of this noted gunman and outlaw lie here. A teamster traveling from West Turkey Creek found the body sitting in the fork of a nearby oak tree with a bullet hole in the right temple. A coroner's jury reported the death to be suicide, . . . — — Map (db m28365) HM
424 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Sierra Vista — "Unknown Soldiers" —
Near South Buffalo Soldier Trail.
In Memory of those who stood and fought, But names have been forgotten. May they rest in peace. — — Map (db m28252) HM
425 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Sierra Vista — Union Soldiers Buried in Historic Cemetery — Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery —
Near Buffalo Soldier Trail.
This cemetery holds the remains of 18 California Volunteers who died at Fort Lowell during the Civil War and a Civil War Veteran of the U.S. Colored Troops. Their graves are marked with a GAR star. Sgt. John C. McQuade - Co.B, 2 Calif. . . . — — Map (db m33745) HM
426 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — Boothill Graveyard —
Near Arizona Route 80.
Tombstone, Arizona dates to 1877, when prospector Ed Schieffelin discovered silver and named his first mine Tombstone. By 1879, a town had sprung up in a relatively flat area nearby. Gunslingers, gamblers, prospectors, Chinese laborers, and fancy . . . — — Map (db m220542) HM
427 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 1 — Boothill Graveyard — 1878-1884 —
Near State Highway 80 at milepost 316.
This Tombstone Cemetery gives mute testimony to the hardships of Western frontier life. The people buried here were housewives, painted ladies, outlaws, gamblers, miners, business men and women, blacksmiths, cowboys and those "who died with their . . . — — Map (db m27926) HM
428 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — Edward Schieffelin — 1847-1897 —
On West Schieffelin Monument Road, on the right when traveling west.
The son of a miner, Ed learned everything about prospecting from his father, except how to strike it rich! For twenty years, Ed prospected the west. He tried the "regular life," but after 18 months remarked: "No better off than I was prospecting, . . . — — Map (db m27933) HM
429 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial — Tombstone, Arizona —
Near West Allen Street.
Dedicated May 30, 1887 In Memory of the Comrades of Burnside Post G.A.R. — — Map (db m33141) WM
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430 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — Welcome to Boothill Graveyard — and Jewish Memorial — 1879 —
On State Highway 80.
Buried here are the remains of Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury, Billy Clanton - killed in Earp Clanton battle Oct 26, 1881. Dan Dowd, Red Sample, Bill DeLancy, Dan Kelly: Tex Howard hanged legally by Sheriff Ward for Bisbee massacre Mar 1884, John . . . — — Map (db m100173) HM
431 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — Erickson Family Cemetery — Sacred To the Memory of These Pioneers —
On Bonita Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east.
They came when only the brave dared come: They stayed where only the valiant could stay. Born in Sweden. Americans by choice - not by accident of birth, they loved their adopted country and served her well. Neil Served five years in the . . . — — Map (db m28368) HM
432 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Willcox — The Ericksons: Pioneer Settlers —
On Bonita Canyon Road, on the right when traveling east.
"Sacred to the memory of these pioneers, they came when only the brave dared come: they stayed where only the valiant could stay." Lillian Erickson Riggs Swedish immigrants, Neil and Emma Erickson married in 1887 and . . . — — Map (db m28366) HM
433 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — 1956 Plane Crash Mass Grave and Memorial —
Near South San Francisco Street when traveling east.
On June 30, 1956, a TWA Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collided over the Grand Canyon. The 123 passengers and crew members aboard both aircraft perished. This site is a common burial and memorial to 66 of the 70 TWA passengers and . . . — — Map (db m154949) HM
434 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon Village — Tragedy Remembered — TWA-United Airlines Accident — Grand Canyon —
Near Desert View Drive (Arizona Route 64) 21.4 miles east of South Entrance Road, on the left when traveling east.
Catastrophe can happen even in spectacular beauty. When technological achievements and human actions fail, disasters may happen. On June 30, 1956, a United Airlines DC-7 and a TWA Super Constellation maneuvered around towering cumulus clouds on . . . — — Map (db m124533) HM
435 ► Arizona, Gila County, Roosevelt — Al Sieber —
On The Apache Trail (Arizona Route 188 at milepost 245), on the right when traveling north.
Veteran of the Civil War and for twenty years a leader of Scouts for the U.S. Army in Arizona Indian troubles. Was killed on this spot February 19th, 1907 by a rolling rock during construction of the Tonto Road. His body is buried in the cemetery at . . . — — Map (db m34114) HM
436 ► Arizona, La Paz County, Bouse — Bouse Homesite —
On Bouse Avenue 0.5 miles south of Route 72, on the left when traveling south.
Thomas Bouse was born in Mendecino County, California and came here about 1889 as a prospector and built the first two rooms of his home. He ran a small store here. He brought his wife, Katherine, and infant daughter here in 1892. Three more . . . — — Map (db m29070) HM
437 ► Arizona, La Paz County, Ehrenberg — 41 — Ehrenberg Cemetery —
On Ehrenberg Poston Highway north of Interstate 10.
This monument built to perpetuate the memory of the pioneers, trailblazers, and adventurers that rest in these unmarked graves. (Arizona Highway Department, 1934) Rededicated: April 27, 2003 (CY 6008) By the Ancient and . . . — — Map (db m31188) HM
438 ► Arizona, La Paz County, Ehrenberg — Pioneer Cemetery —
On Ehrenberg Poston Highway, on the right when traveling north.
First used sometime after June 16, 1862. Some of Arizona's earliest pioneers, people of every race and moral persuasion, lie here in eternal peace. The last burial was on April 22, 1988. — — Map (db m31827) HM
439 ► Arizona, La Paz County, Quartzsite — Hi Jolly — Camel Driver, Packer, Scout — Last Camp —
Near Cemetery Street (Business U.S. 10) 0.1 miles north of West Main Street (U.S. 95) when traveling north.
. . . — — Map (db m32201) HM
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440 ► Arizona, La Paz County, Salome — Harrisburg Cemetery —
Near Salome Road 5.2 miles south of U.S. 60.
In remembrance of the pioneers who gave their lives to the development of the west. — — Map (db m39415) HM
441 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Chandler — Goodyear – Ocotillo Cemetery —
On South Iowa Street 0.1 miles south of Fulton Ranch Blvd., on the right when traveling south.
This small plot of land was designated a cemetery by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio. Goodyear owned and farmed the surrounding acreage from 1916 until 1943. Goodyear workers and their families are buried here. Local oral history . . . — — Map (db m34555) HM
442 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Glendale — William J. Murphy — Founder of Glendale —
On North 58th Avenue at West Glendale Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North 58th Avenue.
Born August 23, 1839 – New Harford, New York Died April 17, 1923 – Phoenix, Arizona Buried Greenwood Cemetery Murphy came to Arizona from Illinois in 1880, to build a section of the Atlantic and Pacific (Santa Fe) Railroad. In . . . — — Map (db m30433) HM
443 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Central City — 1897 Smurthwaite House —
Near West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
The 1897 Smurthwaite House is an excellent example of Shingle Style Architecture. It is one of fewer than one hundred 19th century buildings of this age left in Phoenix. It was donated to the City of Phoenix Park, Recreation and Library . . . — — Map (db m39414) HM
444 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Central City — Father Edouard Gerard — Founder First Catholic Church in Phoenix, 1881 — Historic Site —
On East Monroe Street near North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
The first priest ordained in Arizona, Father Edouard Gerard, attended the Catholic people of Phoenix from Florence, Arizona, where he was the pastor of the Church of the Assumption from 1877 to 1885. For many years, Father Gerard was Vicar General . . . — — Map (db m27626) HM
445 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Desert View Village — Unidentified Veterans —
Near E. Pinnacle Peak Road at Cave Creek Road, on the left when traveling west.
"The markers in this memorial area honor veterans whose remains have not been recovered or identified, were buried at sea, donated to science or cremated and the ashes scattered." — — Map (db m102948) HM
446 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Sentinel — Oatman Massacre Site —
Near Oatman Road 8.8 miles north of Agua Caliente Road.
Site of Oatman Massacre Feb. 18, 1851 — — Map (db m72167) HM
447 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Sentinel — The Oatman Family —
Near Oatman Road 10.7 miles north of Agua Caliente Road.
In memory of The Oatman Family Six members of this pioneer family massacred by Indians in March 1851 — — Map (db m72168) HM
448 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Tempe — Double Butte Cemetery —
Near West Broadway Road south of Maricopa Freeway (Interstate 10).
Tempe's first cemetery, named for the Buttes in the background, was established before 1900. It was located on 80 acres of high ground because lower areas were waterlogged. Members of Tempe's best-known families lie here, along with victims of . . . — — Map (db m34556) HM
449 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Tempe, Camelback East Village — George W. P. Hunt / Arizona's First Governor — Born 1859 – Died 1934 / —
Near North Galvin Parkway.
[Main Marker]Entombment of George W. P. Hunt Born 1859 Died 1934 Colorful Arizona pioneer and statesman. Member of various territorial legislatures. President, Arizona Constitutional Convention 1910. Elected Arizona's 1st, 2nd, . . . — — Map (db m30405) HM
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450 ► Arizona, Mohave County, Bullhead City — Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery —
On Dorado Drive south of Verano Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This cemetery remains as the last vestige of the pioneer settlement of Hardyville founded in 1864 by William R Hardy, the town served as an important ferry crossing, steamboat landing, shipping point for area mines and as the Mohave County Seat . . . — — Map (db m29339) HM
451 ► Arizona, Mohave County, Chloride — Metcalf Baker - Andrew Judson —
Near Magnolia Street, on the right when traveling south.
Metcalf Baker - Andrew Judson Killed by Indians Oct. 13th 1866 — — Map (db m52373) HM
452 ► Arizona, Navajo County, Winslow — 46 — Brigham City Cemetery
Near North Park Drive. Reported missing.
March 24, 1876, Mormon colonization in Arizona began here with the establishment of Ballanger's Camp, later Brigham City, by Lot Smith, Jesse O. Ballanger, George Lake, William C. Allen and others sent from Utah by Brigham Young. They also . . . — — Map (db m96974) HM
453 ► Arizona, Navajo County, Winslow — General Lot Smith — 1830-1892 —
Near Homolovi State Park Entrance Road 2.1 miles west of Route 87.
Family Man Church Leader Defender of the Prophets Colonizer Friend of the Indians Stockman Noted Horseman Defender of Liberty In January of 1876, Lot Smith was called by President Brigham Young on a mission to captain one of four . . . — — Map (db m185335) HM
454 ► Arizona, Navajo County, Winslow — Mormon Pioneers Along the Little Colorado River —
Near Homolovi State Park Entrance Road 2.1 miles west of Route 87.
Answering the Church's Call In January of 1876, Brigham Young, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, announced his plan to establish Mormon colonies in the Arizona Territory. In the months that followed, more than . . . — — Map (db m185328) HM
455 ► Arizona, Navajo County, Winslow — Sunset — Historic Site —
Near Homolovi State Park Entrance Road 2.1 miles west of Route 87.
This monument marks the cemetery and vicinity of the site of Sunset, a Mormon pioneer settlement founded by Lot Smith in March, 1876. The settlers, part of a colonization group called from Utah to Arizona by Brigham Young, came by way of Lee's . . . — — Map (db m185080) HM
456 ► Arizona, Pima County, Ajo — Old Clarkston Cemetery —
On Arizona Route 85 at milepost 44, on the right when traveling north.
Pursuant to judgement rendered in the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Pima, Case no. 30813, The bodies of persons buried in the Old Clarkston Cemetery which lay approximately 1700 feet northwest of this point, have . . . — — Map (db m82935) HM
457 ► Arizona, Pinal County, Florence — Poston's Butte — Historic Site —
On North Pinal Parkway (State Highway 79) 0.1 miles south of East Hunt Highway, on the left when traveling north.
Charles Debrille Poston, 1825-1902, often referred to as the "Father of Arizona", promoted territorial status for Arizona during President Lincoln's administration. Poston, motivated by silver mining interests lobbied for federal legislation to . . . — — Map (db m26661) HM
458 ► Arizona, Pinal County, Superior — Historic Pinal Cemetery —
Near no nearby road.
The Pinal Cemetery served the nearby mill town of Picketpost/Pinal (1876 to 1892), which processed the silver ore taken from the Silver King Mine. Resting here in a cross-section of people from the surrounding area: the first settlers, miners, mill . . . — — Map (db m73003) HM
459 ► Arizona, Yavapai County, Prescott — Citizens Cemetery —
On East Sheldon Street.
Citizens Cemetery was founded in early June 1864 with the burial of Colorado legislator Joel Woods. Established on public land east of Prescott and southwest of Fort Whipple, the cemetery has been known at various times as “Town . . . — — Map (db m21668) HM
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460 ► Arizona, Yavapai County, Sedona — 12 — Cook's Cedar Glade Cemetery — City of Sedona Landmark No. 12 —
On Brins Mesa Road west of Airport Road, on the right when traveling west.
The first burial occurred on this site in 1918. Henry Elmer Cook established the cemetery in 1933 as part of his 160 acre homestead. Many members of Sedona pioneer families are buried here including the city's namesake, Sedona Schnebly. — — Map (db m94833) HM
461 ► Arizona, Yavapai County, Yarnell — Peeples Valley Pioneer Cemetery —
On Arizona Route 89 at milepost 281.5, on the right when traveling north.
Column 1 Johnson 1865 • John Fry 1877 • Wycoff • Anna M. Smith 1880 • Baby Hamilton 1883 • Joseph Hodge 1885 • Thomas Hodge 1892 • Aggie Hodge 1892 Column 2 Maggie Hodge 1892 • Lillie Hodge 1892 • Jerry Holbrook 1892 • . . . — — Map (db m29469) HM
462 ► Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — A Memorial to the Inmates Who Died at the Arizona Territorial Prison —
Near South Levee Road east of Prison Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
In memory of the inmates, who lost their life while serving their sentence, at the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma Aldrete, Simon • Alejandra • Alveres, Thomas • Armbula, Tomas • Arnett, William • Arvizu, Gregorio • Baca, Antonio • . . . — — Map (db m51636) HM
463 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Bayou Meto — 9 — Bayou Meto Cemetery —
On State Highway 276 0.2 miles east of Riley Lane (State Highway 276 Spur), on the right when traveling east.
Bayou Meto Cemetery was established in 1876 after Allen "Uncle Gip" Gibson donated one acre of land to the local community for use as a cemetery. Gibson, a former Union soldier, was an early settler of the Bayou Meto Community. A skilled . . . — — Map (db m178029) HM
464 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — Love Rest Green Grove Cemetery —
On Michigan Avenue (U.S. 79), on the right when traveling east.
Green Grove Cemetery got its official beginning when Martin and Minnie Buerkle sold two acres of property to the Trustees of Green Grove Cemetery Association in September of 1903. This cemetery was likely the first burial ground dedicated to serving . . . — — Map (db m234960) HM
465 ► Arkansas, Baxter County, Mountain Home — 37 — Mountain Home Cemetery —
Near East 11th Street at South Baker Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Mountain Home Cemetery began with the burial of an 11-month-old child, Willie Russell, in 1857. Willie was the son of County Judge John S. Russell. The lot was owned by Orrin L. Dodd, known as the “Father of Mountain Home,” before it was . . . — — Map (db m243005) HM
466 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — Dug Hill Community Center —
On Lancashire Boulevard (State Highway 340) at Town Center, on the right when traveling east on Lancashire Boulevard.
So called because steps were dug into the hill so settlers could reach the top. Once existed two churches, a school and a cemetery. Area named and cemetery started about 1867. — — Map (db m90572) HM
467 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville — Benton County Poor Farm Cemetery —
On Northeast Young Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The following 67 names were interred along with 63 more unnamed Paupers here in the Benton County Poor Farm Cemetery between 1877 and 1908. John Marshall, Elijah Dawson, W.F. Smith, Jake Alverson, Mrs. Dawson, Mr. Douglas, Harriet Lenox, Lipton . . . — — Map (db m299578) HM
468 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville — Putman Cemetery — Benton County, Arkansas —
On Southeast Metro Parkway south of Southeast Walton Boulevard (Business U.S. 71), on the left when traveling south.
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior May 24, 2004 — — Map (db m224900) HM
469 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Gravette — 144 — Camp Jackson / Confederate Dead —
On Georgia Flat Road (County Road 503) at Kane Road (County Road 422), on the left when traveling west on Georgia Flat Road.
Camp Jackson Confederate Gen. Ben McCulloch established Camp Jackson in July 1861 before marching into Missouri. After the Aug. 11 Battle of Oak Hills he returned to Camp Jackson. The 4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, which formed Aug. 17, . . . — — Map (db m224988) HM
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470 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Gravette — Georgia Cemetery — 4th Arkansas Infantry C.S.A. — “Camp Jackson” Benton County, Arkansas —
Near Georgia Flat Road (County Road 503) south of Kane Road (County Road 422), on the left when traveling south.
Soldiers who died at Camp Jackson in 1861 and buried here in unmarked graves Calhoun Escopets – Co. A Adolphus P. Williams - Pvt. • Francis C. Harbor - Pvt. • Benjamin F. Bearden - Pvt. • James W. Strong - Pvt. • John C. Farmer - Pvt. • . . . — — Map (db m225001) WM
471 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Lowell — Rev. James M. Ingram — (abt. 1826 - Sept. 4, 1870) —
On Primrose Road at Phillips Road, on the left when traveling south on Primrose Road.
James Miller Ingram was a captain in the Confederate 6th Provisional Cavalry Partisan Rangers. Years after the war ended, as a self-taught minister he went to preach at a church and was murdered - shot in the back by 19 year old John M. Stone. . . . — — Map (db m68790) HM
472 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Rogers — Mt. Hebron Church and Cemetery —
On Mount Hebron Road (County Road 238) 0.2 miles south of Stratsman Lane, on the right when traveling south.
1.6 acres for the purpose of establishing a church & cemetery. Donated by L.E. Mason & Ann Mason (wife) Deeded July 20, 1861. Trustees; Thomas Bingham Samuel H. Johnson John Mason — — Map (db m224875) HM
473 ► Arkansas, Boone County, Lead Hill, Sugarloaf Township — Old Lead Hill Pioneer Memorial —
On Milum Cemetery Road (Arkansas Route 14), on the right.
The construction of Bull Shoals Lake displaced the Lead Hill Community, including homes, schools, businesses, and cemeteries, which were removed and relocated here, making it the final resting place for early pioneers and Civil War veterans. — — Map (db m276495) HM
474 ► Arkansas, Carroll County, Alpena — The Mountain Meadows Massacre —
On County Road 912 0.1 miles north of U.S. 412, on the right when traveling north.
In early April 1857, a large wagon train known as the Fancher-Baker train left Caravan Spring (south of Harrison) and headed for California. They camped at this site en route to intercept the Cherokee trail at the Grand Saline in Indian territory. . . . — — Map (db m225245) HM
475 ► Arkansas, Carroll County, Eureka Springs — The I.O.O.F. Cemetery —
Near East Van Buren (U.S. 62) near County Road 205, on the left when traveling east.
Pioneer burial ground on land homesteaded 1880 by James and Rachael McAtee Lamar. Recorded burials begin 1880 after founding of Eureka Springs. May 29, 1889, the 46-acre site deeded to Lodge No. 83 Independent Order of Odd Fellows which maintained . . . — — Map (db m225226) HM
476 ► Arkansas, Carroll County, Eureka Springs — The Potter's Field — Established 1880 —
Near East Van Buren (U.S. 62) just west of County Road 205, on the right when traveling west.
When Judas, betrayer of Jesus, repented and returned the thirty pieces of silver, the chief priests refused them, then “took counsel and bought with them the Potter’s Field to bury strangers in”. Matthew 27:3-10 KJB thus began the tradition. Names . . . — — Map (db m229498) HM
477 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — In Memoriam Hyner Cemetery —
On Sunnyside Road 2 miles east of Causeway Road, on the left when traveling east.
In Memoriam Hyner Cemetery established in 1898 marks the site of those devout, courageous Italian immigrants who came to America in 1895 settling and working at Sunnyside Plantation and throughout the Delta area. They established schools, . . . — — Map (db m168476) HM
478 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Saunders-Pettit-Chapman-Cook Plantation Home —
On U.S. 278 0.4 miles east of U.S. 65, on the right when traveling east.
This home was built about the year 1848 for John H. Saunders and his wife Martha A. Pettit Saunders. During the Civil War engagement at Ditch Bayou in 1864 the house was used as a hospital for soldiers of both armies. A number of military dead were . . . — — Map (db m107737) HM
479 ► Arkansas, Clark County, Arkadelphia — Rose Hill Cemetery —
On Main Street at South 12th Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m234850) HM
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480 ► Arkansas, Clark County, Arkadelphia — The Blakely Graveyard —
On South 3rd Street south of Clay Street, on the right when traveling south.
East & South of this point was The Blakely Graveyard in this first public burying place of the community, the early settlers were interred. It remained in use until 1869 when it was closed to future burials by the city council. . . . — — Map (db m200782) HM
481 ► Arkansas, Clay County, Rector — Scatterville —
On County Road 430 0.1 miles east of County Road 418, on the right when traveling east.
This early settlement, located on the military road which connected Chalk Bluff and Gainesville, is said to have acquired its name because stores and houses, were “scattered about” over the area. Civil War skirmishes were fought here August . . . — — Map (db m255364) HM
482 ► Arkansas, Cleveland County, Kingsland, Crossroads Community — Crossroads Methodist Church — Crossroads Cemetery —
On Crossroads Road at Sims Road, on the right when traveling north on Crossroads Road.
Founded September 20, 1872 Dedicated this 9th day of May in this Bicentennial year of 1976 to the loving memory of the donors of this property: The John A. Seymore and Arthur L Wright Families. Time capsule inclosed to be opened at . . . — — Map (db m305263) HM
483 ► Arkansas, Cleveland County, New Edinburg — 76 — Battle of Marks' Mills / Marks Family Experience —
On Old Camden Road 0.8 miles south of Marks Cemetery Road, on the left.
Battle of Marks' Mills On April 23, 1864, a Union force with 240 wagons left Camden to get supplies from Pine Bluff for Gen. Frederick Steele's army. Gen. James Fagan's Confederate cavalrymen ambushed them at Marks' Mills on April 25. . . . — — Map (db m121150) HM
484 ► Arkansas, Cleveland County, Toledo, Mount Elba — Temperance Chapel Cemetery and Site of a Methodist Church South —
On Mt. Elba Road East (County Road 122) south of Mt. Elba Cutoff (County Road 114), on the right when traveling north.
Madison Tate McGehee and his wife Lucy Cosby McGehee sold this 4 acres of land on June 13, 1854 for forty dollars to the trustees of Temperance Chapel Methodist Church South. The trustees were S. Treadwell, S. Mathew, C.A. Standfield, C. Varnell . . . — — Map (db m305668) HM
485 ► Arkansas, Columbia County, Magnolia — 24 — Gen. John Porter McCown —
Near South Washington Street at East Ross Street, on the right when traveling south.
John P. McCown was born Aug. 19, 1815, in Sevierville, Tenn. An 1840 graduate of West Point, he served in the Mexican and Seminole wars before resigning from the U.S. Army on May 17, 1861. McCown joined the Confederate army, rising to the rank of . . . — — Map (db m121139) HM
486 ► Arkansas, Conway County, Morrilton — Bold Pilgrim Cemetery — Circa 1880 —
On Bold Pilgrim Road 0.3 miles west of Highway 9, on the left when traveling west.
They married, raised families, shared hopes and sorrows, and now lie within the hallowed grounds of Bold Pilgrim Cemetery. These were the Bold Pilgrims of Conway County. [Editor's note: For clarity, only first and last names listed. For . . . — — Map (db m282873) HM
487 ► Arkansas, Conway County, Morrilton — Bold Pilgrim Cemetery — Established Circa 1880 —
On Arkansas Route 9 at Bold Pilgrim Road, on the right when traveling south on Arkansas Route 9.
Bold Pilgrim is the final resting place for many courageous African Americans who settled in the Hickory Hill community of Conway County, Arkansas after the Civil War. These early African American settlers were fleeing oppressive conditions in . . . — — Map (db m282877) HM
488 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — 95 — Last Confederate Veteran —
Near Kellers Chapel Road 0.1 miles west of Chapel Hill Drive, on the left when traveling west.
The last Confederate veteran living in Arkansas, William Murphy Loudermilk, is buried here in Keller’s Chapel Cemetery. Private Loudermilk, who was born Oct. 17, 1847, joined a North Carolina regiment in the Army of Tennessee at age 16 and fought at . . . — — Map (db m116195) HM
489 ► Arkansas, Crawford County, Van Buren — Fairview Cemetery —
Near Fayetteville Road (State Highway 59) south of McKibben Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Battle of Prairie Grove was a grim moment for the Confederate Army. This conflict severed all chances for the South to use Northwest Arkansas as a route to invade Missouri. The shattered and defeated soldiers retreated from Prairie Grove to Van . . . — — Map (db m96617) HM WM
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490 ► Arkansas, Crawford County, Van Buren — Fairview Cemetery Confederate Memorial —
Near Fayetteville Road (State Highway 59) south of McKibben Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected in memory of our Confederate soldiers from Ark., Tex., La., Mo., and Indian territory, who lost their lives in the Battles of Oak Hill, Elk Horn, and Prairie Grove. — — Map (db m96632) WM
491 ► Arkansas, Faulkner County, Conway — Cherokee Memorial —
Near State Highway 319 1.7 miles west of Old Morrilton Highway (U.S. 64).
Following is a partial list of persons who died and were buried at Cadron. They perished from cholera while being relocated by the Army in 1834. Graves were marked with native stones with no inscriptions. Some of the Indians had adopted . . . — — Map (db m96643) HM
492 ► Arkansas, Faulkner County, Conway — 78 — Faulkner County in the Civil War —
Near Bruce Street.
Faulkner County had divided loyalties during the Civil War. Soon after the war started, Col. A.R. Witt helped organize several companies for the 10th Arkansas Infantry (C.S.). After fighting at Shiloh, the 10th was captured at Port Hudson, La. . . . — — Map (db m119987) HM
493 ► Arkansas, Faulkner County, Conway — 38 — Lines Cemetery —
Near Sturgis Road at Round Mountain Road and Scenic Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
Lines Cemetery is the last visible remnant of early communities that existed in the vicinity of Gold Creek south of Conway in the late 19th century. Beginning in the 1870s, families moved into this sparsely populated district; the earliest . . . — — Map (db m290933) HM
494 ► Arkansas, Fulton County, Viola — Viola Cemetery —
Near South 2nd Street (County Road 181) 0.3 miles north of Ash Street, on the right when traveling north.
The First Person Buried Here Was H. W. Cook in 1877 — — Map (db m159973) HM
495 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Avant — Communities of the Upper Ouachita River Valley —
Near Buckville Road.
Many small towns once existed in the area now covered by Lake Ouachita. Settlers first came to the upper Ouachita River valley in the decades prior to the Civil War to establish homes, farms and businesses, creating communities such as Cedar Glades . . . — — Map (db m108929) HM
496 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — Hollywood Cemetery —
On Mote Street at Hollywood Street on Mote Street.
Presented by Arkansas Col. John Washington Chapter, National Society Colonial Dames, XVII Century, honoring War Veterans, Early Pioneers, 1998 — — Map (db m61770) HM WM
497 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — Lt. Paul James Riley — United States Navy —
Near Greenwood Avenue at 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to the memory of Lt. Paul James Riley United States Navy killed 4 June 1942 Battle of Midway awarded The Navy Cross and The Distinguished Flying Cross Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for . . . — — Map (db m264382) WM
498 ► Arkansas, Hempstead County, Washington — Confederate Dead 1861-1865 —
Near U.S. 278 0.5 miles north of State Highway 195, on the left when traveling north.
(Left Side) True to their native soil. They gave their lives to a cause that was lost. Their survivors will never suffer their memory to perish. (Right Side) Erected by our citizens to the memory of the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m245989) WM
499 ► Arkansas, Hempstead County, Washington — 104 — Hempstead County In The Civil War —
On U.S. 278 0.5 miles north of State Highway 195, on the left when traveling north.
More than 19 companies formed in Hempstead County to fight for the Confederacy, starting with the "Hempstead Rifles," who mustered in on May 4, 1861. These local men served in the Confederate Congress - Grandison D. Royston and Rufus K. Charles . . . — — Map (db m245848) HM
500 ► Arkansas, Hot Spring County, Malvern — Rockport Cemetery —
On Cemetery Drive 0.2 miles west of Martin Luther King Boulevard (Business U.S. 270).
. . . — — Map (db m262891) HM

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