On Mack Street (Arkansas Route 233) 0.2 miles north of Morris Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Established in 1855, the Independence County poor farm provided those in need with a place to live, medical care, and the opportunity to grow their own food in the garden patch. These houses were the community’s way of providing care to the poor . . . — — Map (db m226571) HM
Near Sidney Street south of Virginia Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Col. Magness, 1796-1871, legendary wealthiest man of Independence County before the Civil War, emigrated from Tennessee with his father, Johnathan Magness, a North Carolinian, when Arkansas was a part of Missouri Territory. Col. Magness, a prominent . . . — — Map (db m221205) HM
On Walden Road north of White Drive ( Route 25), on the left when traveling north.
Down this road came the settlers who settled Arkansas and the southwest.
What once began as an Indian footpath became a major route of migration for settlers into the Arkansas Territory by 1819.
The trail bypassed the swamps of eastern . . . — — Map (db m221061) HM
On East Main Street west of South 4th Street, on the left when traveling west.
This building was constructed in 1904 by the federal government for the U.S. Post Office and the Batesville division of federal court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and was in use by federal agencies until 1974 when a new building was built a . . . — — Map (db m70558) HM
On South Walton Boulevard (U.S. 71B) 0.2 miles south of W Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Oaks
Home of Congressman Samuel W. Peel
In 1875, Samuel Peel built a two-story home on the outskirts of Bentonville that he named “The Oaks.” The house is an excellent example of the Italianate style that was popular in the South . . . — — Map (db m276707) HM
On South 9th Street north of Vine Street, on the left when traveling north.
Union soldiers occupied Batesville twice during the Civil War. Gen. Samuel Curtis's Army of the Southwest camped near this site in May 1862 while threatening Little Rock. Union troops were impressed with the town's culture and appearance, saying . . . — — Map (db m70557) HM
On East Main Street at South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Williams Building
1887: Built/Richard Williams (formerly Evening Shade) Mercantile; 1898: Barnett . . . — — Map (db m221093) HM
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