Historical Markers and War Memorials in Craighead County, Arkansas
Adjacent to Craighead County, Arkansas
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► 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 | |||
| 2► 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. | |||
| {Title is text} — — Map (db m116621) WM | |||
| 3► 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 | |||
| 4► 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 | |||
| 5► 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 | |||
| 6► 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 | |||
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