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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «baxter county» AND «arkansas»

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By Mary Thurman
The Medal of Honor
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Downtown — Arkansas Medal of Honor Monument —
Near Woodlane Street.
(Marker consists of over 20 panels as displayed below) — — Map (db m62978) WM

2 ► Arkansas, Baxter County, Mountain Home — 68 — Skirmishes Near Mountain Home —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 62) at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
On Oct. 12, 1862, Maj. John Wilber led a force of 125 men of the 14th Missouri State Militia (U.S.) and 100 from the Enrolled Militia from Ozark, Mo., to hit Confederate troops camped at Yellville. High water on the White River forced the Union . . . — — Map (db m170457) HM
3 ► Arkansas, Independence County, Batesville — 19 — Governor Elisha Baxter —
Near Sidney Street south of Virginia Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Elisha Baxter (1827-1899), 10th Governor of Arkansas, was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He came to Batesville in 1852, opened a mercantile business and was elected mayor in 1853. Baxter served two terms as state representative . . . — — Map (db m221210) HM

4 ► Arkansas, Marion County, Yellville — In Memory of Corporal Charles L. Gilliland — Medal of Honor Recipient, Congressional Medal of Honor —
On State Highway 14 0.1 miles north of Potter, on the right when traveling north.
A native of Baxter County, Arkansas, this young 17 year old was killed during the Korean War in April 1951, while serving as a member of the U.S. Army, Company I, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. — — Map (db m160310) HM WM

5 ► Arkansas, Baxter County, Norfork — Jacob Wolf House — Built 1829 —
On Arkansas Route 5 at Wolf Street on Arkansas Route 5.
In 1829, when Arkansas was a territory of the United States, Jacob Wolf donated the land and built this structure as the first permanent courthouse for Izard County. Great competition existed among frontier settlers to secure the "seat of justice . . . — — Map (db m170827) HM

6 ► Arkansas, Baxter County, Norfork — 7 — Jacob Wolf House Historic Site — Norfork —
On Arkansas Route 5 north of Wolf Street, on the left when traveling north.
Jacob Wolf was a merchant, builder of log structures, carpenter, and blacksmith. He was elected a representative to Arkansas Territory's General Assembly in 1826. The two-story dogtrot structure constructed by Wolf in 1829 served as Izard . . . — — Map (db m170758) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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Nov. 13, 2026