Located two and a half miles south was Monrovia, the first county seat of Yell County, and home of William Peavey. Monrovia holds the distinction of having the first post office in the county interior, established February 1828 with W.H. Peavey . . . — — Map (db m156872) HM
The first court house in Yell County was erected in 1840, at Danville. About 1885, another court house was erected at Dardanelle, and since then the county has maintained two seats of justice. The county was named for Governor Archibald Yell. — — Map (db m156865) HM
Brearley Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historical Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1 August 2007. The first burial was in 1842, before that this property was the site of Dardanelle's first educational venture, . . . — — Map (db m74151) HM
The Cornwell House was built in 1889 as part of the
Arkansas Summer Normal School program.
Arkansas's State Department of Education sold the
house to the Kimball family in 1907 when the
Normal School programs were consolidated at
the . . . — — Map (db m233688) HM
Upon this spot, under the Council Oak, acting Governor Robert Crittenden and Chief Black Fox, tribe spokesman, met in council April, 1820 and made the treaty, which gave to Arkansas all the Cherokee land south of the Arkansas River. — — Map (db m233690) HM
Dardanelle was incorporated
January 17, 1855. Dardanelle was
laid off by the owner, Joseph H.
Brearley in October, 1847. His son,
Col. David Brearley, was sent here
as an Indian Agent in 1823 to take a
census of the Indians living in . . . — — Map (db m233691) HM
With its rugged, scenic beauty and views of the Arkansas River Valley, Mount Nebo has been a popular recreational destination since the late 19th century. In 1928, the 1,350-foot landmark became Arkansas’s second state park. On April 5, 1933, . . . — — Map (db m206938) HM
In the River Valley Below
With dramatic views of the river valley, Mount Nebo State Park
is an ideal spot to view the Arkansas River where thousands of
Native Americans passed during the forced removal from their
native lands. Below, a . . . — — Map (db m233689) HM
During the 1850s Moses Stinnett and his wife Patsy operated a Stage Coach Station beside the Little Rock Fort Smith Military Road which was located 300 feet East of this
spot. They catered to travelers and in 1858 contracted with Butterfield . . . — — Map (db m198418) HM
Confederates under Col. Robert Brooks, who were testing Union positions strength along the Arkansas River, attacked Federal troops at Dardanelle on Jan. 14, 1865. Maj. J.D. Jenks' 276 Union soldiers fought Brooks' 1,500 soldiers for 4 hours before . . . — — Map (db m170341) HM
This highway, one of the earliest military roads in Arkansas, was named in honor of Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy by act of the General Assembly of 1925. — — Map (db m170336) HM
Buried in this cemetery, is
David Brearley, early settler of
this area and Indian Agent of 1823;
also his son Joseph H. Brearley,
who donated the land and plated
the town of Dardanelle in 1851. — — Map (db m170319) HM
Four blocks west of this point
stands the famous Council Oaks
under which Robert Crittenden, acting
governor of Arkansas Territory, and
Black Fox, chief of the Cherokee tribe,
met April, 1820, to fix the boundary
for the Cherokee lands. — — Map (db m170334) HM
The first court house in Yell County was erected in 1840, at Danville. About 1885, another court house was erected at Dardanelle, and since then the county has maintained two seats of justice. The county was named for Governor Archibald Yell. — — Map (db m170333) HM
