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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
On East Military Road at Cypress Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Military Road.
The Crittenden Bank & Trust, the towns 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
On East Military Road at Cherry Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Military Road.
May 10, 1869, a petition was submitted the county court for established of School District No. One the Marion district. The formation of the district was approved by the circuit superintendent of public schools. The school operated by the original . . . — — Map (db m116779) HM
Near Arkansas Route 77 north of East Military Road, on the right when traveling south.
First Highway constructed in Arkansas, Hopefield
to Little Rock, extended to Fort Smith and into Indian Territory, (Oklahoma). Built by the United States under supervision of the Quartermasters Department of the United States Army. Survey was . . . — — Map (db m116549) HM
When the Mississippi River changed its course in the 1860's and moved East of
mound City, the boat landing
was moved to this spot.
Hopefield Lake was then the
main channel of the river where boats uploaded. — — Map (db m296521) HM
This fourth County Jail building was originally a two-story brick framed structure. Some of its hardware and cell materials were used in the construction of the 1911 jail built west of the courthouse. Abandoned and vacant from 1919, it was purchased . . . — — Map (db m234418) HM
On Court Street north of East Military Road, on the left when traveling north.
One of the city's biggest fires occurred
in the early 1900's when a series of
businesses in frame buildings on the
east side of Court Street were destroyed
by fire. Volunteer firefighters brought
water from Harvard yards by train to
help . . . — — Map (db m116545) HM
Near Arkansas Route 77 north of East Military Road, on the right when traveling south.
On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River. She was heading north, dangerously overloaded with some 2,200 passengers, most of them freed Union prisoners of war from the Andersonville and Cahaba camps. A . . . — — Map (db m116352) HM
Near Arkansas Route 77 north of Military Road, on the right when traveling south.
Early on April 27, 1865, the overcrowded steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River near Marion, Arkansas. The vast majority of the Sultana's passengers, believed to number over 2000, were Federal soldiers, recently released . . . — — Map (db m116356) HM
On East Military Road at Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling north on East Military Road.
News of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 overshadowed the tragedy of the Sultana, which happened two weeks later.
The actual number of casualties from the SS Sultana is unknown, but some estimates are as high as 1,800. . . . — — Map (db m242015) HM
In 1831, a group of Native Americans collectively referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes: the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole, were living as autonomous nations in what would be later called the American Deep South. The . . . — — Map (db m234416) HM
On Pirani Headquarters Road near Dacus Road, on the left when traveling east.
About 100 yds. due North lies the bed of "A Lake Called Cayman", which once
ran into the Mississippi at
Mound City. In Spanish, Cayman means "Alligator". The
later named Lake Grandee is
now known as Marion Lake. — — Map (db m299211) HM
On Dacus Road 0.1 miles east of County Route 27, on the right when traveling east.
In North America, the Indians
were building mounds such as
these from before the time
of Christ until after DeSoto
explored this area. These are
believed to be villages of
the Aquixo or Pacaha, 1541. — — Map (db m221347) HM
On East Broadway Boulevard (U.S. 70) at South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway Boulevard.
The inaugural broadcast of West Memphis' KWEM radio station on February 23, 1947, set the stage for what would become one of the pioneering platforms for Delta blues and the beginnings of the rock 'n' roll sound.
Here at 231 Broadway Boulevard in . . . — — Map (db m221358) HM
On Dacus Road at Wheeler Road, on the left when traveling west on Dacus Road.
An old river town, once located on the banks of the Mississippi River, deriving its name from Indian mounds. Federal troops burned it January 15, 1863. — — Map (db m221342) HM
On East Broadway Avenue (U.S. 70) near Route 38, on the left when traveling east.
In 1943, Morris Berger opened his legendary Plantation Inn
nightclub on this site in a former West Memphis gambling hall.
Billed as having the largest dance floor in the South, it became an
electrifying live-music destination for the region until . . . — — Map (db m221350) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
The Ott family of Parkin purchased the
Northern Ohio School from the Kelly family in
1959. The Kellys had been using the school
for a hay barn. The Ott family transformed
the old "barn" into a home by portioning
rooms and designing a living . . . — — Map (db m221318) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
Step into the school gently. It's filled with history
and memories maybe some from your school days.
As you enter the school you will see the
classroom as it was on any given school day
between 1936 and 1948. The school was . . . — — Map (db m221320) HM
On State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
Much of what is known about the Northern
Ohio School came from first-hand accounts
known as oral histories. People interviewed
were former students, teachers, children of
the sawmill owners and workers, persons who
lived in Sawdust Hill, or . . . — — Map (db m221319) HM
On Arkansas Route 184 0.4 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
The legacy of the Mississippian culture lives forever through the Three Sisters Garden, like the one you see planted here.
The American Indians who lived here over 500 years ago were expert farmers whose most important crops were corn, beans, . . . — — Map (db m116605) HM
On State Highway 184 at U.S. 64 on State Highway 184.
Welcome to Northeast Arkansas Pick up your Discovery our guide in the part visitor for center.
From pre-history to today, people have come here for a variety of reasons. Settlers found a state rich in wildlife and wilderness. Ancient . . . — — Map (db m232112) HM
On State Highway 184 0.2 miles north of U.S.64, on the left when traveling north.
Ongoing warfare with other
Native American groups
led villagers to construct a
defensive ditch around their
town. The depression before
you was a formidable obstacle
to anyone trying to attack. You
will cross this ditch several
more times . . . — — Map (db m231813) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
As northern timberlands were depleted,
timber buyers looked to the dense forests in
the south. In March 1902, S.W. Sterling, a
timber buyer for a firm in Grafton, Ohio,
was buying timber in Missouri when he
heard about the fine timber at . . . — — Map (db m221310) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
Rural education in the Delta was no easy task
for students or teachers. There were many
obstacles to overcome, such as weather,
walking distances, and family responsibilities.
Plus, being an African-American school,
students and teachers were . . . — — Map (db m221316) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
Daily lessons revolved around the "three R's:"
reading, writing and arithmetic. The Child's
World Reader, a basic math book, and a
speller were the textbooks used.
Class was in session from 8AM through 3PM
except in September and . . . — — Map (db m221317) HM
On Wilson Street at Lake Street, on the left when traveling south on Wilson Street.
The flood of 1912 was the greatest disaster ever suffered by Parkin. Breaks in the St. Francis and Mississippi levees covered the land and into our homes from 4 to 30 feet in depth in April and part remained until summer. Most of the people fled to . . . — — Map (db m234421) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
Around 1900, there were about 16 one-room
schoolhouses in and around Parkin. Most
were on plantations for the education of the
sharecroppers' and farm workers' children.
The Northern Ohio School, built around 1910,
was no different. The school . . . — — Map (db m221314) HM
On State Highway 184 0.2 miles U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
The Parkin archeological site was preserved better than most because it was reoccupied during most of the 20th century. The residents who lived on the ancient village site. In the 1900s came to call their neighborhood Sawdust Hill or simply The . . . — — Map (db m231817) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
As the Northern Ohio Cooperage and Lumber
Company expanded, so did the need for housing and
services for its workers. Out of this came the Sawdust
Hill community. At its peak, over 60 structures,
including shotgun-style houses, a Baptist church, . . . — — Map (db m221309) HM
Near State Highway 184 0.6 miles north of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling north.
Arkansas experienced a number of economic
advances in the first quarter of the 20th
Century. Extensive railroad building in the
late 1800s set the stage for economic growth.
Although the Delta's popular economic image
is King Cotton, . . . — — Map (db m221313) HM
On Ark. State Hwy 184 0.1 miles Us Hwy 64, on the left.
In 1541 Chief Casqui
greeted Hernando
de Soto not far from.
where you are standing.
This trail highlights the unique
history of the archeological site.
The fully accessible 1/4 mile trail
will take you approximately 30
minutes to walk. . . . — — Map (db m233181) HM
On State Highway 163 2.2 miles south of Highway 64, on the left when traveling south.
After Arkansas seceded from the Union in May 1861, Confederate officers began to recruit in the Wittsburg area. Companies B, D, F and K of the 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment were organized at Wittsburg June 12-14, 1861. David Cross, for whom Cross . . . — — Map (db m116179) HM
When the north-south line of the Iron Mountain Railroad was completed in 1882 the town of Wynne was located when a train derailed leaving one boxcar, without wheels, off the track. The car was placed upright and called Wynne Station in
compliment . . . — — Map (db m256099) HM
On South Falls Boulevard (State Highway 1) at East Union Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Falls Boulevard.
The county was named for Col. David C. Cross. First seat of justice, Cleburne 1865. Moved to Wittsburg 1865 where it remained until 1884 when it was removed to Vanndale and later in 1903 the county seat was established at Wynne, where it has since . . . — — Map (db m158125) HM
Down the trail from where you are standing is the most well-preserved remaining section of the historic Trail of Tears in Arkansas.
Tradition and heritage run deep jn the collective souls of the Five Southeastern Tribes (Choctaw, Chickasaw, . . . — — Map (db m142034) HM
On Desoto Avenue at Sprague Street, on the right when traveling east on Desoto Avenue.
Between the years of 1873 and 1927, Arkansas
City had one of the most important ports on the
Mississippi River. Before being an established
port, a steamboat landing was located at this
site as early as 1834, This port was also known
as the . . . — — Map (db m299004) HM
On Robert S Moore Avenue at Natchez Street, on the left when traveling east on Robert S Moore Avenue.
The county seat of Desha County, named for Captain Ben Desha. Was located in 1838, soon after the creation of the county, at Napoleon where it remained until 1874. — — Map (db m299001) HM
On Capitol Street near Kate Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Accompanied by Henri de Tonti on their way down the Mississippi River in 1682. Landed near the mouth of the Arkansas River. They spent several days at a nearby village of Quapaw or Arkansas Indians. — — Map (db m299688) HM
On Capitol Street close to Kate Adams Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The Flood of 1927 was the greatest disaster
ever suffered by the county. Breaks in the
Arkansas and Mississippi River levees, within
the county covered the land with water from
4 to 30 feet in depth in April and part
remained until summer. Most . . . — — Map (db m299003) HM
On Morning Star Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Johnny Johnson was born January 19,
1918 to Leroy and Gertrude Johnson in
Arkansas City, Arkansas. This house is his
boyhood home. Johnny Johnson and his
mother relocated to Chicago, Illinois in
1933. He was a renowned
entrepreneur , . . . — — Map (db m299919) HM
On Capitol Street at Kate Adams Avenue on Capitol Street.
The X.O. Pindall Law Office was built
Circa 1882 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The law office of the former Arkansas Governor was given to the
University of Arkansas at Monticello by Robert and Beverly Moore on December 13, . . . — — Map (db m299918) HM
On Pickens Street (U.S. 165) east of Jack Dante Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The Arkansas Indians (the down stream people), a branch of the Quapaw tribe, lived in Desha County. Their presence was first recorded by Marquette and Joliet, French explorers, in 1673. They were known as les Beaux Hommes. La Salle while . . . — — Map (db m107809) HM
This important river port, county seat of Desha County from 1838 to 1874, was located 24 miles east at the junction of the Arkansas River with the Mississippi. The town was finally abandoned after most of it washed into the Mississippi River. — — Map (db m107758) HM
On Kelso Road 0.3 miles east of State Route 1, on the right when traveling east.
In mid-February 1863, Confederate troops at Cypress Bend fired on Union transports on the Mississippi River. On Feb. 19, a force of Union cavalry and mule-mounted infantry set out in pursuit. The Union troops drove off enemy pickets before . . . — — Map (db m107693) HM
On North 2nd Street just north of Oak Street, on the left when traveling north.
The first school in McGehee was started about 1903 in a one room frame building at this location, with Miss Puntney as teacher. In 1905, in this building Reverend J. L. Cannon organized the McGehee First Methodist Episcopal Church. There were ten . . . — — Map (db m229500) HM
On North First Street (U.S. 278) at East Seamans Drive, on the right when traveling north on North First Street.
In memory of each serviceman in Desha County, who gave their lives for their country in World War II. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit of the Claude E. Jaynes American Legion Post 79, passed a resolution to make Seamans Drive the site for this . . . — — Map (db m229497) WM
Near State Highway 1 0.5 miles north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
Where you now see cotton fields, 432 barracks once housed about 8,000 Japanese Americans.The Camp was surrounded by a barbed wire fence linking eight guard towers from which armed guards watched the camp and internees. The cam was divided by . . . — — Map (db m170077) HM
Near State Highway 1 0.5 miles north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
Years of discrimination and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led to the forced removal and imprisonment of Japanese Americans. All Japanese Americans on the West Coast were affected by the forced evacuation - including women and . . . — — Map (db m169429) HM
Near State Highway 1 0.5 miles north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
Internees tried to re-create a life they might have lived
outside of confinement.
Earning money in camp was a constant struggle for internees, bills still had
to be paid on property left behind and everyone needed to buy clothes, . . . — — Map (db m169434) HM
Near State Highway 1 0.5 miles north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the Patriotic Japanese-American men from Rohwer Internment Camp who sacrificed their lives in the service of their country in World War II.
U.S. Fifth Army - 100 Battalion - 442 Regiment
Cassino Anzio . . . — — Map (db m170092) HM WM
Near State Highway 1 north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Rohwer internment camp included a 500-acre area for internee living quarters and more than 10,000 acres of surrounding land for farming and timber harvesting. Officially labeled a relocation center, the internment camps for Japanese . . . — — Map (db m167628) HM
Near Arkansas Route 1 north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
The U.S. entry into World War II led to the forced removal of-
nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast
The Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7,
1941, and America declared war on Japan the next day. . . . — — Map (db m167967) HM
Near State Highway 1 0.5 miles north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
Babies were born, children went to school, adults had jobs, and some people died here during the three years that the Rohwer camp operated. The traditional Japanese family structure was threatened by the camp's communal living conditions: . . . — — Map (db m170078) HM
Near State Highway 1 0.5 miles north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
"Let's teach (our children) that even in a life such as this, our hearts do not despair, that,
although wwe left behind many material things, we did not leave our courage, our fortitude,
and our ability to do the best with the least." . . . — — Map (db m169055) HM
Near State Highway 1 0.5 miles north of Rohwer Road, on the left when traveling north.
The relocation center sites were chosen because of their distance from the West
Coast and for their suitability and isolation as secured, closed camps. Inside The Relocation Center The loss of their former lives was profound for the . . . — — Map (db m169430) HM
Local Ingenuity
Most communities along today's Delta Heritage Trail were once railway town-settlements created near rail routes where none existed before. One exception is Laconia Circle, an area close to Snow Lake with an
18-mile levee . . . — — Map (db m299923) HM
A Brief History of this Railroad
1873 New York financier Jay Gould purchases Union Pacific Railroad stock.
1879 Gould buys controlling interest in Missouri Pacific Railroad.
1881 Missouri Pacific buys control of St . . . — — Map (db m299926) HM
Walk or bike this trail
into the heart of the
Arkansas Delta.
Your journey on this
historic rail route
transports you through
time, connects you with
communities, and reveals
rich Delta heritage.
The State of Arkansas acquired this . . . — — Map (db m299927) HM
Era Ends, Era Begins
Large-scale farm and businesses were established here during the early 1800s, when people relied heavily on riverboats for transportation. As a formal community, Snow Lake was established with the arrival of the railroad . . . — — Map (db m299922) HM
On Arkansas Route 1 at Front Street, on the right when traveling east on Arkansas Route 1.
Watson became the county seat of Desha County after Napoleon was abandoned to the Mississippi River. Lewis W. Watson donated the land and built the courthouse near this site. The county seat was moved to Arkansas City in 1880. Watson remained the . . . — — Map (db m107757) HM
On Main Street near US 61/ Blues Highway, on the left when traveling north.
Flag pole erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States of America Bassett Arkansas Calvin Williams Mayor · Larry Joe Bell Alderman · Hugh Arue Jr. Alderman · Nardie Westbrook Alderman · Joe W Felts Alderman · Jewell Ryals . . . — — Map (db m298907) WM
On Great River Road (U.S. 61) 0.7 miles east of State Highway 181, on the left when traveling east.
One of eight prisoner of war camps in Mississippi County, the Bassett camp housed German soldiers captured and shipped to the United States. POWs worked in the cotton fields during their captivity, several taking up agriculture after returning to . . . — — Map (db m170720) HM
On W Ash Street, on the right when traveling west.
During segregation in the twentieth century, Ash Street was the social and commercial heart of the Black community of Blytheville. On Saturdays, when sharecropper families would dress up and come to town, Ash could be so crowded that people would . . . — — Map (db m213826) HM
On West Walnut Street at N 3rd St, on the left when traveling east on West Walnut Street.
1st Lt. Larry Gene Moody · Sgt. Ephron Wallace Jr. · SFC. Jerald Dozier · Sgt. Everett Langston · PFC Arthur Ray Keeling · PFC Freddy Friar · Lt David F. "Rick" Taylor · Sgt. Samuel Lee Modesitt · Sgt. John H. Stout · PFC Joel Crockett · Sp4 . . . — — Map (db m212027) WM
On West Walnut Street at N. 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east on West Walnut Street.
The White House
Washington The president of the United States takes pride in awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to
First Lieutenant Edgar H. Lloyd
Infantry U. S. Army Citation For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at . . . — — Map (db m215338) WM
On West Walnut Street at North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east on West Walnut Street.
In memoriam to those men from Mississippi County who gave their lives in the Korean War 1950-1953 Capt. William O. Boyd · Pvt. William H. Charles · Sgt. Louis A. Webb · Cpl. Billy L. Crain · PFC. Duane Brown · Pvt. Billy L. Hopper · PFC. Gerald . . . — — Map (db m212140) WM
On W Vine Street at S. 3rd Street, in the median on W Vine Street.
Before 1776 this area was inhabited by Indian Mound builders, bayous were the only drainage and there was no flood control, there was an immense forest that consisted mostly of hardwoods and cypress, in the early 1900's drainage districts began to . . . — — Map (db m212074) HM
