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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Region

 
By Raeann Braithwaite, June 4, 2023
Immanuel High School Marker
1 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Almyra, Immanuel — Immanuel High School — School District #73 —
On Immanuel Road 0.5 miles east of Arkansas Route 33, on the left when traveling east.
The Immanuel Industrial Institute, a rural boarding school, was established in 1910 by the White River District Association of Missionary Baptist Churches to educate the African American children of the White River District. The first building was . . . — — Map (db m225240) HM
2 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — Republican France —
Near Old Post Road 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
When Napoleon I became Emperor of France in 1799, he envisioned the establishment of a vast "French Empire in America". He began in 1800 when he won control of Louisiana from Spain. Constant threat of war with England soon forced him to . . . — — Map (db m108650) HM
3 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — Stone from Ruins of Old Bank —
Near Old Post Road 0.7 miles south of State Route 169.
This Stone Was Taken from Ruins of Old Bank, built at Arkansas Post, 1839. Arkansas Post State Park. Created by Act of Legislature 1929. Introduced by Ballard Deane, Representative, Arkansas County. Act . . . — — Map (db m108550) HM
4 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — The American Era —
Near Old Post Road 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
The land passed from France to the United States in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. Arkansas then became a territory on March 2, 1819: the Post of Arkansas was designated its capital. The Territorial Secretary Robert Crittendon, acting in . . . — — Map (db m108651) HM
5 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — The European Settlement —
Near Old Post Road south of State Route 169.
The United States and several European powers vied for control of the lower Mississippi Valley. Arkansas Post was the key to that control. In 1541 Hernando de Soto explored the territory which is now Arkansas. Sieur de La Salle further . . . — — Map (db m108647) HM
6 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — The French Period —
Near Old Post Road 0.7 miles south of State Route 169.
The Regent of France authorized a settlement at the Post of Arkansas in 1722. These early settlers were on good terms with the Quapaw Indians who "exhibited a great spirit of friendliness and hospitality toward the French". Cotton was introduced . . . — — Map (db m108648) HM
7 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — The Post of Arkansas —
On Old Post Road at State Route 169, on the right when traveling south on Old Post Road.
Here on the Grand Prairie you tread on soil laid down over the centuries as the mighty Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers brought down their precious cargoes of silt from the northern uplands. The footprints of many were pressed into this . . . — — Map (db m108486) HM
8 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post — The Post under Spain —
Near Old Post Road 0.7 miles south of State Route 169.
In 1763 the Post of Arkansas became Spanish territory when, by the Treaty of Paris, the French King ceded Louisiana to Spain. For several years after the transfer, French officers and soldiers remained at Arkansas Post. In 1771 the . . . — — Map (db m108551) HM
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9 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — Four guns...opened on us and a thousand rifles from the pits — Dyer Hitchcock, private, 23rd Wisconsin Infantry — Arkansas Post National Memorial —
Near Old Post Road 0.4 miles south of State Route 169.
A bitter winter rain had turned the ground to mud. But the Confederate soldiers had to keep digging. These rifle pits, lying just a few feet from where you stand, were far from finished. Though exhausted and hungry, the soldiers were ordered to . . . — — Map (db m107874) HM
10 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — On they come like an irresistible thunder bolt — William Heartsill, sergeant, 2nd Texas Cavalry — Arkansas Post National Memorial —
Near Old Post Road 0.5 miles south of State Route 169.
The Confederate scouts were alarmed. Looking down river to your right, one exclaimed, "One could hardly see anything in the background but smokestacks." Union soldiers disembarked from their transports. All night, knee deep in mud, they . . . — — Map (db m108509) HM
11 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — Our ironclads and gunboats knocked the fort to pieces — David D. Porter, rear admiral —
On Old Post Road 0.5 miles south of State Route 169, on the left when traveling south.
You wouldn't have got us had it not been for your damned gunboats. John Dunnington, colonel, chief of ordnance Fort Hindman's cannon fired at the nine gunboats bearing down on them. Confederate gunners had . . . — — Map (db m108072) HM
12 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — 38,000 Reasons to Fight — Arkansas Post National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Old Post Road 0.4 miles south of State Route 169.
Half the Yankees in the West [were coming]. Confederate scout I expected Mary would be a widow before I got 10 rods [55 yards]. . . . — — Map (db m107858) HM
13 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — American Townsite — 1805 — 1840 — Frontier Settlement and Territorial Capitol —
Near Old Post Road 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
In the early 1800's the land in front of you was an important center of trade and government on the edge of the Arkansas River wilderness. Here were the homes, stores, taverns, mills, docks, and busy streets of the Post of Arkansas. This . . . — — Map (db m108428) HM
14 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — Edge of Empires —
Near Old Post Road 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
The succession of outposts here, remote from centers of New World empire, symbolized a dream of the imperial age: to connect the Gulf of Mexico to North America's vast interior by the great rivers that drained it. Following British . . . — — Map (db m108485) HM
15 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — First Post of Arkansas — 1686 — 1700 — The French Settlement of Henri de Tonti —
Near Old Post Road 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
Spanish Explorer Hernan de Soto passed this way in 1542. Nearly 130 years later Father Marquette, the French missionary and explorer, reached the nearby mouth of the Arkansas. In 1682 Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, claimed this territory for . . . — — Map (db m108407) HM
16 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — The Arkansas Posts — 1686 — 1863 — Two Centuries of Settlement on the Arkansas River —
Near Old Post Road 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
Arkansas Post was not a single fort and trading center. From 1686 until 1863 there were no fewer than seven posts on the Arkansas River between here and the Missişsippi. The flags of five nations flew over them. The 1686 post . . . — — Map (db m108464) HM
17 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — The Colbert Raid — April 17, 1783 — Arkansas Post in the American Revolution —
Near Old Post Road 0.8 miles south of State Route 169.
During the American Revolution, Arkansas Post belonged to the Spanish, allies of the American patriots. In 1783, British partisans led by James Colbert raided the Spanish village and fort here. It was one of the last engagements of the . . . — — Map (db m108483) HM
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18 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Arkansas Post National Memorial — Where is Fort Hindman? —
Near Old Post Road 0.5 miles south of State Route 169.
Standing here in January 1863, you would have seen Confederate Fort Hindman. In what is now the water, the fort stood atop a 25-foot high bluff The fort's cannon could fire a mile up or down the river to protect the breadbasket of Arkansas. The . . . — — Map (db m108511) HM
19 ► 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
20 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Bayou Meto — 17 — Bayou Meto Schoolhouse —
On State Highway 276 just east of Lumsden Road, on the left when traveling east.
Listed in the Arkansas Register of Historic Places in 2003, the Bayou Meto Schoolhouse is one of the last remaining historic school buildings in the area. The first Bayou Meto school was established in 1875, within the Pampas School District. It . . . — — Map (db m178030) HM
21 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Bayou Meto — 8 — Bayou Meto United Methodist Church —
On State Highway 276 0.1 miles east of Riley Lane (Highway 276 Spur), on the left when traveling east.
Thirteen charter members founded Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1881 and constructed a small, wooden church building in the southwest corner of the Bayou Meto Cemetery. The structure contained handmade pews, oil lamps, and a wood . . . — — Map (db m178026) HM
22 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Crocketts Bluff — Captain Alf Johnson's Spy Company —
On Arkansas Route 153 1 mile north of Route 1, on the left when traveling north.
On this site from September 1862 to January 1863 was the encampment of a celebrated Texas cavalry company. Captain Alf Johnson's Spy company was active in conducting reconnaissance and small unit actions near Helena while maintaining vigilance on . . . — — Map (db m107804) HM
23 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Crocketts Bluff — Crocketts Bluff
On Arkansas Route 153 north of Starks Lane, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Named for Captain Robert Crockett, grandson of the famous David (Davey) Crockett, this community was a flourishing river port during the second half of the 19th century. The Crockett Rifles (Company H, 1st Arkansas Infantry), first Confederate . . . — — Map (db m107807) HM
24 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Crocketts Bluff — 16 — Crocketts Bluff —
On Arkansas Route 153, on the right when traveling north.
Named for resident William Finley Crockett, son of frontiersman Davy Crockett, this community was once a flourishing river port during the second half of the 19th century and into the early years of the 20th century. Steamboats loaded with cotton, . . . — — Map (db m201389) HM
25 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Gillett — A.M. Bohnert Rice Plantation Pump No. 2 Engine —
On U.S. 165 near Post Bayou Lane, on the right when traveling north.
From the 19th century to present day, the economy of Arkansas County has been based on agriculture, especially rice farming. An essential part of rice farming is having enough water at the right time to flood the fields. Natural water sources . . . — — Map (db m192660) HM
26 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Gillett — Arkansas Post —
On U.S. 165 0.1 miles south of Gander Street Road, on the right when traveling north.
Founded by France in 1686, Arkansas Post was the first European settlement in what is now the state of Arkansas. It was located along the Arkansas River at various sites near here over the years. The Spanish occupied it after 1763 until the . . . — — Map (db m294844) HM
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27 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Gillett — 10 — Battle of Arkansas Post —
On U.S. 165 at State Route 169, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 165.
On January 9, 1863, Gen. John McClernand and Adm. David D. Porter led a 30,000 man army and a flotilla of Union gunboats up the Arkansas River to confront Gen. T.J. Churchill's 5,000 Confederates at Arkansas Post. The gunboats bombarded Fort Hindman . . . — — Map (db m107701) HM
28 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, St. Charles — Engagement at St. Charles —
On Belnap Avenue at NCC Camp Road, on the right when traveling east on Belnap Avenue.
Here on June 17, 1862 a Federal fleet of eight vessels attempted to force its way upstream past Confederate shore defenses commanded by Captain Joseph Fry. The Confederates disabled the Union gunboat Mound City with heavy casualties before . . . — — Map (db m107918) HM
29 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, St. Charles — J. Deane & Sons Hardware Store —
On Broadway Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway Avenue.
J. Deane and Son was a hardware store that served this area beginning in 1890. During the steamboat era, St. Charles was a thriving river boat community and this was its largest retail outlet. Founded by Joe Deane, who arrived here . . . — — Map (db m108563) HM
30 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, St. Charles — St. Charles Battle Monument —
On West Broadway Avenue at Arkansas Street, in the median on West Broadway Avenue.
[Northeast face] Officers and men killed on the U.S.S. Mound City {List of 124 dead} [Northwest face] Near this spot, on June 17, 1862, a decisive engagement was fought between the Conf- ederates entrenched and the . . . — — Map (db m108071) WM
31 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — Camp Mitchell —
On North Buerkle Street (U.S. 63/165) just north of Madison Street, on the left when traveling north.
In August and September, 1862, General Mosby M. Parsons and 800 men of the Missouri State Guard encamped here, after a perilous crossing of the Mississippi River into Desha County. This small force of infantry and artillery blocked enemy . . . — — Map (db m167369) HM
32 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — Grand Avenue United Methodist Church —
On South Grand Avenue at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Grand Avenue.
[south side] The Grand Avenue United Methodist Church was organized in 1887 with seventy-four members as a congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church and became the first Methodist congregation organized in Stuttgart. This . . . — — Map (db m262900) HM
33 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — Holman School —
On Buerkle Street, on the left when traveling south.
Named for educator Leroy Davis Holman, North Carolina-born educator who began teaching Stuttgart’s African American children in 1907. The school, first located at Porter and Lincoln Streets, was rebuilt in 1924 with Rosenwald Foundation funding. . . . — — Map (db m201392) HM
34 ► 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
35 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — Rev. Adam Buerkle —
On 321 South Main Street near East 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Rev. Adam Buerkle brought a colony of German Lutherans to this area in 1878. In 1880 he named the post office Stuttgart in honor of his native city. Stuttgart was platted in 1884 and incorporated in 1889. Col. Bob Crockett, a grandson of Davy . . . — — Map (db m191876) HM
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36 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — Stuttgart Centennial — 1880-1980 —
On South Main Street south of Fourth Street, on the right when traveling south.
The citzens at this time paused and reflected on those pioneers who with sweat and tears gave this community its heritage and traditions. This memorial recognizes the dedication and efforts of all those who made this centennial a year to remember . . . — — Map (db m167630) HM
37 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — Stuttgart's First Public School —
On South Main Street close to West 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Stuttgart's first public school was started at this site circa 1884. — — Map (db m191790) HM
38 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Stuttgart — The Britsch Grocery —
On South Main Street south of Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Britsch Grocery Built on this site circa 1882-1883 Was the first store in downtown Stuttgart. — — Map (db m167401) HM
39 ► Arkansas, Arkansas County, Tichnor — Tichnor - Boyhood Home of Two Medal of Honor Recipients —
On Arkansas Route 44 0.5 miles north of Tichnor Blacktop Rd., on the left when traveling south.
First Lieutenant Lloyd Leslie “Scooter” Burke, born 29 September 1924 at Tichnor, served in the 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Army. In action near Chong-dong, Korea, 28 October 1951, Lt. Burke exhibited conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call . . . — — Map (db m289705) HM
40 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Dermott — Early Railroads in Chicot County — Arkansas Sesquicentennial 1836 • 1986 —
On North Arkansas Street at East Iowa Street, on the right when traveling north on North Arkansas Street.
The first railroad through this area was the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River, begun in 1854 and extending westward from the Mississippi River. In 1875 it became the Little Rock, Mississippi and Texas railroad. In 1887 the north-south main line . . . — — Map (db m229488) HM
41 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Eudora — Cariola Landing —
On Grand Lake Loop (Arkansas Route 8) at Cariola Road when traveling south on Grand Lake Loop.
From the close of the Civil War to the beginning of the twentieth century, Cariola Landing at Grand Lake was one of the largest shipping points on the Mississippi River south of Helena, Arkansas. Cotton from a large area west and south of . . . — — Map (db m159402) HM
42 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Eudora — Eudora Under The Hill —
On East Lee Street 0.5 miles south of South Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Site of the Eudora settlement's first business district. After a ferry across Bayou Macon was established in 1846, Cariola Landing was accessible to Arkansas Communities to the west and Louisiana towns to the south. Merchants built stores along the . . . — — Map (db m158053) HM
43 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Eudora — Site of Mount Carmel —
On Gum Street 0.5 miles south of South Archer Street (State Highway 159).
Site of Mount Carmel, the first organized community in the Eudora area. John Booth donated land for a Presbyterian Church and a seminary for girls. Rev. Benjamin Shaw was director and pastor. Booth and Shaw are buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. The . . . — — Map (db m158466) HM
44 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — G-8 — Chicot County — County Seat —
Near Main Street at North Lakeshore Drive ( Highway 144).
The county seat of Chicot County was located at Columbia in 1823, where it remained until 1855. The county took its name from Point Chicot, on the Mississippi. — — Map (db m89773) HM
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45 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Chicot County Confederate Monument — CSA — 1861 - 1865 —
On North Lakeshore Drive (State Highway 144) at Main Street, in the median on North Lakeshore Drive.
Front (West side) "To the Confederate soldiers of Chicot County, the record of whose sublime self sacrifice and undying devotion is the proud heritage of a loyal posterity." Rear (East side)   We care not . . . — — Map (db m90255) WM
46 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Chicot County Veterans Memorial —
On Main Street at North Lakeshore Drive (State Highway 144/159), on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
. . . — — Map (db m299397) WM
47 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Col. Charles A. Lindbergh —
On North Lakeshore Drive (State Highway 144) 0.8 miles south of Club Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Made his first night flight here April 1923 — — Map (db m89780) HM
48 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh —
On North Lakeshore Drive 0.8 miles south of Club Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In April 1923 Lindbergh, then an unknown 21-year-old mail pilot, experienced engine trouble and landed his airplane on the now-abandoned golf course behind this site of the old Lake Village County Club. He remained in Lake Village overnight. During . . . — — Map (db m89779) HM
49 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Columbia —
On Highway 257 near Bluebird Lane, on the right when traveling south.
The town of Columbia was located on the Mississippi River about two miles east of this point. In 1833 the Chicot County seat was moved to Columbia from Villemont due to river bank erosion. Columbia became a thriving port and the location of a . . . — — Map (db m167545) HM
50 ► 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
51 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Italian Immigrants On Sunnyside Plantation —
On South Lakeshore Drive at St. Marys Street ( Highway 144), on the right when traveling south on South Lakeshore Drive.
In 1895 Austin Corbin, a New York banker and land developer, working with immigration officials brought 100 families from north central Italy to grow cotton at Sunnyside, a plantation located between the Mississippi River and Lake Chicot. These . . . — — Map (db m89774) HM
52 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — 79 — Lakeport in the Civil War —
Near State Highway 142 0.9 miles east of Robert Mazzanti Road (Parish Road 505).
When Arkansas went to war in 1861, Lycurgus and Lydia Johnson and their family stayed with their home at Lakeport. By 1862, U.S. gunboats were common on the Mississippi River, and on Sept. 6, 1862, Confederate troops burned 158 bales of cotton at . . . — — Map (db m89797) HM
53 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — Lakeport Plantation House —
Near State Highway 142 0.9 miles Robert Mazzanti Road (Parish Road 505).
Side 1 The Lakeport Plantation house was constructed circa 1859 for Lycurgus and Lydia Taylor Johnson. The skilled craftsmanship and lasting character are testaments to those who built the house. It is preserved in remembrance of all who . . . — — Map (db m90491) HM
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54 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — New Hope Missionary Baptist Church —
On St. Marys Street (State Highway 144) at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west on St. Marys Street.
Jim Kelley, a slave, organized this church in 1860. His owner allowed the use of this plot of this plot of ground on which to build a church. On May 15, 1873, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Street deeded the property to the trustees of the church. New Hope . . . — — Map (db m89777) HM
55 ► 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
56 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — The Battle at Ditch Bayou —
On U.S. 82 at Pugh Circle, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 82.
It is the morning of June 6, 1864. Rain has created a muddy mess. To your left are four cannon. To your right are 600 cavalrymen and two more cannon. These men served under Confederate Colonel Colten Greene. To your front is Ditch Bayou, and 700 . . . — — Map (db m90432) HM
57 ► Arkansas, Chicot County, Lake Village — The Casualties at Ditch Bayou June 6, 1864 —
On U.S. 82 0.1 miles west of Pugh Circle, on the right when traveling west.
The battle at Ditch Bayou was a Federal effort to drive Confederates away from the Mississippi River, where the Confederates had been harassing Union shipping. Even though the Confederates were outnumbered here, they were able to inflict heavy . . . — — Map (db m90418) HM
58 ► Arkansas, Clay County, Corning — In Honor and Loving Memory —
On Southwest Second Street at Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Southwest Second Street.
. . . — — Map (db m172262) WM
59 ► Arkansas, Clay County, Piggott — Clay County Veterans Memorial —
On South 2nd Avenue south of West Main Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling south.
In memory of all veterans of all wars Erected 1970 — — Map (db m255362) WM
60 ► Arkansas, Clay County, Piggott — First Appointed Officals of Clayton County - Later Clay County, Ar. — 1873-1874 —
On West Main Street at North Third Street on West Main Street.
Thomas Marion Holifield, County Judge 1874-1878 William G. Akers · County Sheriff 1873-1874 William Liddell · County Treasurer, 1873-1874 T. M. Martin County & Circuit Court Clerk · 1873-1874 E.N. Royall · County Tax Assessor 1873-1874 W.C. . . . — — Map (db m289143) HM
61 ► Arkansas, Clay County, Piggott — Hemingway Barn-Studio —
Near Heritage Park Road east of North 11th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1982 — — Map (db m255357) HM
62 ► Arkansas, Clay County, Piggott — Pfeiffer-Janes House —
On North 10th Avenue at West Cherry Street, on the left when traveling north on North 10th Avenue.
Built in 1910 by W.D. Templeton has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1982 — — Map (db m255329) HM
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63 ► 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
64 ► Arkansas, Clay County, St. Francis — Chalk Bluff —
Near County Road 347, on the right when traveling north.
Named for the white clay which resembles chalk, this magnificent bluff is one of the most important historical landmarks in Arkansas. At this point the St. Francis River cuts through Crowley's Ridge from west to east and forms the boundary between . . . — — Map (db m18136) HM
65 ► Arkansas, Clay County, St. Francis — Chalk Bluff Crossing and Town —
Near County Road 347.
Since Crowley's Ridge provided the only natural route for north-south travel across the lowlands of northeastern Arkansas, an Indian trail and later a military road crossed the river here. About 1840 Abraham Seitz established a ferry which was later . . . — — Map (db m4912) HM
66 ► Arkansas, Clay County, St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Raids of March-April 1863 —
On County Road 347.
On March 10, 1863 Union cavalry captured the ferry after a three-hour fight. They burned buildings and stores of corn in Chalk Bluff and destroyed a large uncompleted ferry boat. Two weeks later on March 24 Union cavalry returned to Chalk Bluff . . . — — Map (db m4906) HM
67 ► Arkansas, Clay County, St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Battle of May 1-2, 1863 —
On County Route 347.
In April 1863 a Confederate army of 5000 men commanded by General John S. Marmaduke advanced into Missouri. Forced to retreat before superior Union forces, the Confederates on May 1-2 fought a successful delaying action here while their army crossed . . . — — Map (db m4911) HM
68 ► Arkansas, Clay County, St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War — Skirmish of May 15, 1862 —
Near County Road 347.
Chalk Bluff occupied a strategic position during the Civil War. Its cliffs commanded a vital river crossing on the only major road from Missouri into the Crowley's Ridge country. Provisions were collected here and shipped downstream to Confederate . . . — — Map (db m18186) HM
69 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — Battery C, 206th Coast Artillery (AA) Dutch Harbor, Alaska Memorial —
On S. Main Street at W. Washington Stteet, on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
206th Coast Artillery Killed in Action WW II Kenneth Burkhart
Clifford Cloud Joseph J. Eble John H. Franklin Charles Hutton Cletis Jeffers Fred Johnson James Lemmer Owen “H” Lynch Carl Neal Roy Shreevo Frank Sweeney . . . — — Map (db m227350) WM
70 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — 32 — Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church —
On South Church Street at East Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Church Street.
On this site stood the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, consecrated October 17, 1933, by the Reverend John Morris, Bishop of Little Rock. This Romanesque Revival building was built with the help of parishioners to replace the previous church, . . . — — Map (db m206942) HM
71 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — Civil War Action in Western Craighead County —
On East Kings Highway (Arkansas Route 18/91) at Jacksonport Road (County Road 118), on the left when traveling east on East Kings Highway.
On June 17th 1862, the First Wisconsin Cavalry, US saw action against 30th Ark Inf. and 6th MO Militia CSA. The overall commanders were Confederate General M. Jeff Thompson and US Colonel Edward Daniels. Federal forces bivouacked at Jonesboro . . . — — Map (db m221048) HM
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72 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — Craighead County 9/11 Memorial —
On West Washington Avenue at W. Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on West Washington Avenue.
In honor and remembrance of the heroes and victims of September 11, 2001 and to celebrate the enduring spirit of all Americans — — Map (db m227282) WM
73 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — H-12 — Craighead County Court House —
On South Main Street at West Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
The site of Jonesboro was laid off as the county seat of Craighead County in 1859, and there was erected soon afterwards the first court house in the county. — — Map (db m116609) HM
74 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — Craighead County Veterans Memorial —
On S. Main Street at W. Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
To the four corners of the earth in defense of freedom — — Map (db m227278) WM
75 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — Flames of Freedom —
On West Washington Avenue at South Main Street, on the left when traveling north on West Washington Avenue.
Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives defending freedom in the Armed forces of the United States of America — — Map (db m227280) HM
76 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — Hattie W. Caraway A.B., LL. D. — A tribute to —
On West Washington Avenue at S. Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Avenue.
February 1, 1878 - December 22, 1950 Tennessee Native -Arkansas Daughter A good southern wife in the traditional sense. First: Elected woman U. S. Senator Woman to preside over the Senate Woman chairman of a Senate committee . . . — — Map (db m227550) HM
77 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — In Memoriam United Spanish War Veterans — 1898 —
On West Washington Avenue at Union Street, on the right when traveling east on West Washington Avenue.
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78 ► 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
79 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — LTC Teddy W. Pylant —
On S. Main Street at W. Washington St., on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
LTC Teddy W. Pylant US Army - Retired Founder/President CCVMF LTC Ted Pylant, a Vietnam veteran, served 34 years in the Arkansas National Guard as a member of the 875th Engineer Battalion. He also served at the Arkansas National Guard . . . — — Map (db m227423) HM WM
80 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — Nash-Reid-Hill House —
On West Matthews Avenue at Witt Street, on the right when traveling west on West Matthews Avenue.
. . . — — Map (db m221039) HM
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81 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — The Arkansas —
On Union Street south of West Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This is the 16,000 pound anchor off the bow of the nuclear powered guided missile cruiser USS Arkansas, CGN-41. This anchor was placed here in grateful memory of those who served aboard her. Four ships of the United States Navy and one of the . . . — — Map (db m116687) HM
82 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — 1 — The Battle of Jonesboro —
On South Main Street at West Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
The Battle of Jonesboro took place at the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on August 2, 1862. Company I, 30th Arkansas Infantry of the Fifth Trans-Mississippi Confederate army, under the command of Captain Mitchel A. Adair, . . . — — Map (db m116608) HM
83 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — To the 1385 Sons of Craighead County —
On S. Main Street at W. Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
To the 1385 sons of Craighead County who during the World War served their Country on land and sea and well maintained its highest ideals and traditions. This monument is erected by their fellow citizens as testimonial of gratitude and affection. . . . — — Map (db m227276) WM
84 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro — 96 — Troops Raised in Craighead County —
On Southwest Drive south of East Highland Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Several companies were raised in Craighead County for the Confederate army. Co. I of the 13th Arkansas Infantry – the “Confederate Grays” – formed in 1861. A company of the 23rd Arkansas Infantry and Co. I of the 30th . . . — — Map (db m116186) HM
85 ► Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro, Arkansas State University — 5 — Hattie Wyatt Caraway —
On Aggie Road west of University Loop, on the right when traveling west.
Hattle Caraway made history in 1932 as the first woman elected to the United States Senate. A Tennessee native, she married fellow Dickson College student Thaddeus Caraway in 1902 and settled in Jonesboro, where he practiced law and entered . . . — — Map (db m299209) HM
86 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Crawfordsville — Crawfordsville —
On Old Highway 64 (Business Highway 64) 0.1 miles east of Main Street (State Route 50), on the right when traveling east.
Named for Adolphus Fountain Crawford Born Aug. 15, 1848 Died Feb. 21, 1876 Confederate soldier of Arkansas, he fought under Gen. Price. — — Map (db m116177) HM
87 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Earle — Trail of Tears —
On Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Cherokee came from East Tennessee and North Carolina area. General Sam Houston was Governor of Tennessee until he resigned and joined the Cherokees in the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. His wife Talahina, was the daughter of the Cherokee chief . . . — — Map (db m234420) HM
88 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Earle — Tsa-La-Gi — Trail of Tears —
On Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
The next two (2) miles is a part of Military Road used in transporting Indians to Oklahoma Territory between 1832 and 1841. From a group of 16,000 Cherokees, 4,000 died enroute. Other tribes to move West were Chickasaw and Choctaw. The great war . . . — — Map (db m234419) HM
89 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Confederate Soldier's Memorial — 1861     1865 —
Near Court Street north of East Military Road.
In memory of Crittenden County's Confederate soldiers — — Map (db m116361) WM
90 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Confederate Soldier's Memorial — Erected 1936 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
On Court Street north of East Military Road, on the right when traveling south.
This granite marker on the south lawn was erected by Crittenden County United Daughters of the Confederacy, and dedicated October 4, 1936, as a memorial to those who served with Confederate military during the War Between the States. The magnolia . . . — — Map (db m116781) HM
91 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Crittenden Bank & Trust Company — Erected 1919 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
On East Military Road at Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Military Road.
The Crittenden Bank & Trust, the town’s third bank, began operation January 9, 1909, replacing the Bank of Marion which had failed in 1908. Three other short-lived banks were housed in this building. The last banking operation here was that of . . . — — Map (db m116727) HM
92 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Crittenden County Health Department — Erected 1938 Annex 1943 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
On Court Street west of Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The Health Department, dedicated May 4, 1938, was built with funds by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). When additional space was needed, the Crittenden County Negro Business Men's League, led by George Walker, Jr. and John Gammon, . . . — — Map (db m116780) HM
93 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Crittenden County Veterans Memorial —
On Court Street near Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to all veterans of Crittenden County To the men and women who served their country in war and peace with honor We shall not forget — — Map (db m234719) WM
94 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet's French expedition arrived in Arkansas —
Near Cypress Drive.
In 1673, another European expedition arrived in Arkansas. Canoeing down the Mississippi River from the Illinois country (the upper Mississippi River Valley), Father Jacques Marquette, Jesuit missionary, and Louis Joliet, a coureur de bois . . . — — Map (db m234417) HM
95 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Forest Industry History in the Delta —
On Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The original Delta was a land of enormous stands of oak, gum, cottonwood, hickory, pecan, elm, pine and cypress, some of which had stood for perhaps 500 years. Cypress and tupelo could be found in the bottoms, along with water-tolerant oaks, . . . — — Map (db m234414) HM
96 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Hernando De Soto's expeditionary force entering Arkansas —
Near East Military Road.
On June 18, 1541, Hernando de Soto's Spanish expeditionary force crossed the Mississippi River and became the first Europeans to enter Arkansas. For the next two years, the Spaniards explored through Arkansas with a large number of captive Indians. . . . — — Map (db m234415) HM
97 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Margaret E. Woolfolk Library — Erected 2001 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
On North Currie Street east of Currie Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Woolfolk is author of The History of Marion and History of Crittenden County, an award-winning newspaper editor, graduated from Memphis State Law School in 1985 at the age of 68, entered into private practice, and served as Marion . . . — — Map (db m116783) HM
98 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Marion High School — Erected 1912 —
On East Military Road at Briarwood Street, on the right when traveling east on East Military Road.
Originally, the first floor had eight classrooms and the upper floor housed the auditorium. The ground-level basement housed only the furnace room and restrooms until 1928 when part of the basement was also used for the school's first . . . — — Map (db m221334) HM
99 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Marion Hotel — Erected 1911 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
On Military Road east of Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Designed and built by Major Moore for Thomas Koser, the building was completed December of 1911. The building, which is constructed of native hardwoods, brick and concrete, had pressed tin ceilings and hardwood floors. The hotel had its own water . . . — — Map (db m116726) HM
100 ► Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Marion School Auditorium-Gynamnasium — Erected 1938 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
On East Military Road at Currie Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Military Road.
When classrooms were carved out of the second floor auditorium space in the first high school. Marion students and the entire community used a tabernacle built in 1924 on the south side of the high school for events requiring an auditorium. When the . . . — — Map (db m116777) HM

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