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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Washington County, Arkansas
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On State Highway 45 just north of Patterson Road. |
| | Late in November 1862, Gen. John S. Marmaduke
with 2,000 cavalry occupied Cane Hill Ridge.
Gen. James G. Blunt with 5,000 cavalry and
infantry and 30 pieces of artillery met them
at dawn Nov. 28, 1862. Retreating slowly,
making stands at . . . — — Map (db m66696) HM |
| On College Ave at McClellan Road on College Ave. |
| | Cane Hill College, the first collegiate
institution of learning established in
Arkansas was founded here by Cumberland
Presbyterians on October 28, 1834. The
following persons were named by the
founders as the board of trustees: Col.
John . . . — — Map (db m66703) HM |
| On South School Avenue south of West Willoughby Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Dedicated to those who served and those who waited
HQ & HQS Battery
Austin, Carl D. ∙ Baldwin, Alvin E. ∙ Bartle, Billy J. ∙ Blake, Harold G. ∙ Blood, Rueben S. ∙ Bohannan, Billy W. ∙ Brown, Marion E. . . . — — Map (db m62976) WM |
| On College Avenue (U.S. 71) at Center Street, on the right when traveling north on College Avenue. |
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Born near Salisbury, North Carolina, Aug. 1797
Volunteer in Battle of New Orleans, 1815
Member of Tennessee Legislature, 1827
Grand Master of Masons in Tennessee, 1831
District Judge of Arkansas Territory, 1832-1836
Charter Member of . . . — — Map (db m59891) HM |
| On College Avenue (U.S. 71) at Center Street, on the right when traveling north on College Avenue. |
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This tablet marks a part of the
Butterfield Stage Route
from St. Louis to San Francisco
1857 – 1860 — — Map (db m59888) HM |
| On Center Street at East Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Center Street. |
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The earliest known inhabitants of the hardwood forest of the Ozarks migrated to Arkansas over 12 thousand years ago through the Great Bering Strait. For the next two thousand years Bluff Dwellers hunted the mountain plateaus before the Quapaws, . . . — — Map (db m59882) HM |
| On Center Street at East Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Center Street. |
| | The Fayetteville Square served as the location of the Washington County courthouse from 1837 to 1904, when a new courthouse was built facing Center Street on College Avenue. Title to the public square (Block 27) was conveyed to the United States of . . . — — Map (db m59879) HM |
| On Center Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Fayetteville's earliest
Methodist Church
Stood on this site
1840 – 1899
The Methodist Episcopal Church in Fayetteville was organized in 1832. The modest frame building of 1840, destroyed by fire during the Civil War, was . . . — — Map (db m59875) HM |
| On Center Street at East Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Center Street. |
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Near this spot a flag
was presented to the
First Confederate Company
organized in
Washington County
Co. E, 2nd Cavalry Reg’t
Arkansas Volunteers
Capt. T.J. Kelly
May 1861 — — Map (db m59902) HM |
| On Mountain Street at East Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Mountain Street. |
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This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m59895) HM |
| On East Dickson Street at College Avenue (Business U.S. 71), on the left when traveling east on East Dickson Street. |
| | This house, built by Jonas M. Tebbetts about 1858, was used as headquarters by the Federal troops during the battle of Fayetteville on April 18, 1863. Two doors still bear scars of the battle -- panels splintered by minie balls. Confederate cavalry . . . — — Map (db m140425) HM WM |
| On Arkansas Avenue north of Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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President of University of Arkansas 1939-1941.
U.S. Representative 1943-1944.
U.S. Senator 1945.
Delegate to the United Nations 1954.
Author of Fulbright Resolution for International Cooperation 1943.
Originator of Fulbright . . . — — Map (db m59915) HM |
| On Center Street at Block Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Center Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m59904) HM |
| On Block Avenue south of Center Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m59903) HM |
| | Purple Heart Memorial
Combat Wounded Veterans
Dedicated May 20, 2005 — — Map (db m78035) HM |
| On College Street west of Church Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This Ante-Bellum Home was built on land granted to Washington County by an Act of Congress to build a court house, entitled “An Act for the Relief of Fayetteville, in the Territory of Arkansas,” and signed June 26, 1834 by . . . — — Map (db m59911) HM |
| On Monte Painter Drive west of Northhills Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. |
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With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this copy of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
and loyalty
The . . . — — Map (db m92306) HM |
| On Cemetery Circle, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In Memory to those soldiers
who fought for American
Independence during the
Revolutionary War.
These Veterans of the
American Revolution came to
live and died in Northwest
Arkansas
Names in left column:
Benton . . . — — Map (db m21227) HM |
| On Center Street at East Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Center Street. |
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Significant dates in Fayetteville history include: Incorporated town in 1836; Old Wire road from Jefferson City, Mo. to Ft. Smith cut in 1835; Washington County Fair first held on the Square in 1856; first telegraph installed around 1860; . . . — — Map (db m59877) HM |
| On Cemetery Circle, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Dedicated to the brave
men who survived their
entrapment at the
Chosin Reservoir,
North Korea, in that
bitterly cold winter
of 1950 ...
who refused to leave
behind "their heroes,"
the dead and wounded.
Who proved again . . . — — Map (db m21102) HM |
| On Dickson Street near the railroad grade crossing, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Following a 16-0 victory over LSU in Memphis on Nov. 13, 1909, the University of Arkansas football team was greeted at the Fayetteville train station across the street by a crowd of fans and students. Arkansas was 5-0 after the win and would finish . . . — — Map (db m59912) HM |
| On Dickson Street at Arkansas Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Dickson Street. |
| | The University of Arkansas came into being under the Morrell Land-Grant College Act of 1862, through which federal land sales established colleges devoted to “agriculture and mechanic arts,” scientific and classical studies, and . . . — — Map (db m59913) HM |
| On Center Street west of Church Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This house was built in 1845 by Judge David Walker. He sold it in 1850 to Stephen K. Stone, whose family lived here during and after the Civil War. A solid shot from Fagan’s Confederate Battery on October 3, 1864 pierced the west wall of the . . . — — Map (db m59910) HM |
| On Arkansas Avenue north of Lafayette Street, in the median. |
| | Whose heartfelt understanding
of his fellowman
made possible the planning
of this avenue
February 1931 — — Map (db m59914) HM |
| Near Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The 26th Indiana Infantry and the 37th Illinois Infantry made another attack up the ridge. Colonel John G. Clark, 26th Indiana, U.S.A., wrote: "The regiment was ... ordered on the left of the 37th Illinois...Soon after...they were ordered to . . . — — Map (db m35421) HM |
| Near Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Brothers Columbus and Ad Gray of Company D, 29th Arkansas Infantry, withstood the first Union assault and counterattacked with Sergeant Ad Gray in the lead. Columbus Gray wrote home after seeing his brother fall mortally wounded: "I stopped, . . . — — Map (db m35430) HM |
| Near Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The heaviest casualties were around the Archibald Borden house and orchard. The first house was burned the day after the battle. Mr. Borden built this house on the site of the original in 1872. Charles W. Walker, 34th Arkansas Infantry, recalled: . . . — — Map (db m35365) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west on East Douglas Street. |
| | The battle on this field was fought between the Confederate army of General T.C. Hindman (Arkansas) and Federal forces commanded by Generals James G. Blunt (Kansas) and F.J. Herron (Iowa). Battlefield Park occupies the approximate center of the . . . — — Map (db m35248) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The original 10 acres of Battlefield Park were purchased in 1908 by the Prairie Grove chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and maintained by the U.D.C. for nearly 50 years as a memorial park. From 1886 to 1926 an annual reunion of . . . — — Map (db m35272) HM |
| Near Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Blocher's Arkansas Battery was the focal point of the Union attacks. A sergeant in the battery reported: "...The enemy advanced upon us with their artillery, under cover of their infantry, until within range of our battery when they opened a most . . . — — Map (db m35411) HM |
| On South Battlefield Park Road (County Route 80) at East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling north on South Battlefield Park Road. |
| | From this spot the observer is viewing the terrain over which General James G. Blunt's 1st Division advanced on the afternoon of December 7, 1862, to attack the Confederate left and relieve the pressure on General F. J. Herron's 2nd and 3rd . . . — — Map (db m35329) HM |
| On West Buchanan Street (U.S. 62) at Katie Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on West Buchanan Street. |
| | Site of the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Used as a hospital during the battle of Prairie Grove 1862 marked by Prairie Grove Chapter U.D.C. 1930. — — Map (db m88394) HM |
| On South Battlefield Park Road (County Route 80) at East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling north on South Battlefield Park Road. |
| | During the Battle of Prairie Grove Gen. Robt. G. Shaver established his head- quarters under this tree Dec. 7, 1862 This spot marked by U.D.C. June 20, 1932. — — Map (db m35332) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | General James G. Blunt General Blunt of Kansas commanded the First Division of the Federal army in the battle of Prairie Grove. He was made Brigadier General in April 1862 and given command of all Kansas troops. His army was at Cane Hill . . . — — Map (db m35277) HM |
| Near Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | From this spot the observer is viewing the fields over which General F.J. Herron's army advanced on the morning of December 7, 1862, to attack the Confederate position on this ridge. Because the ford of the Illinois River was under artillery fire, . . . — — Map (db m35415) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | (Upper Plaque):This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior (Lower Plaque): Hindman Hall Museum At bequest by Biscoe Hindman, son of General Thomas C. Hindman . . . — — Map (db m35253) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The circular stone wall that encloses the Battle Monument is built of stones from historic structures of Washington County. Some 40 communities are represented, including the pioneer settlements at Cane Hill, Cincinnati, Viney Grove, Rhea's Mill, . . . — — Map (db m35360) HM |
| Near Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Lieutenant Colonel John C. Black, 37th Illinois Infantry, ordered the retreat of his regiment and the 26th Indiana to a fence at the foot of the ridge. There, the men faced a Confederate counterattack. Captain William P. Black, brother of Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m35423) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Thomas C. Hindman commanded the Confederate army in the battle of Prairie Grove. He was born 1828 in Tennessee. Served in the War with Mexico, later moving from Mississippi to Helena, Ark. Was elected to Congress in 1859. In 1861 he entered the . . . — — Map (db m35275) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | General Hindman on the Arkansas River planned to drive General Blunt's Federal army out of northwest Arkansas. The Confederate army left Van Buren on December 3. Enroute north, Hindman learned that Blunt had called for help from General Herron at . . . — — Map (db m35255) HM |
| Near East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | This house, built about 1855, was the home of the John Morrow family, and originally stood on Cove Creek 9 miles south of here. On the night before the battle of Prairie Grove, Confederate General T.C. Hindman met with his division and brigade . . . — — Map (db m35361) HM |
| On East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | This tower was the chimney of Rhea's Mill, which stood 6 miles northwest of this spot. The mill was operated by the Federal army before and after the battle of Prairie Grove. General Blunt's supply train was at Rhea's during the battle, under guard . . . — — Map (db m35276) HM |
| Near Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The men who died on this field on December 7, 1862 are buried in the soldier cemeteries in Fayetteville. 700 unknown Confederate soldiers are in the cemetery maintained by the Southern Memorial Association on East Mountain. The Union dead are in the . . . — — Map (db m35416) HM |
| Near East Douglas Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling west. |
| | This 2-story log house and out-buildings were erected by John Latta about 1834 on Evansville Creek, 12 miles southwest of this spot. The Latta settlement was called Vineyard from "The Lord's Vineyard." Vineyard was the first postoffice in Washington . . . — — Map (db m35363) HM |
| On North Mock Street (County Road 652) at Collins Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Mock Street. |
| | (Panels from Left to Right) (First Panel): At the time of the battle, Nancy Morton lived with her parents in the William Morton house west of this location. When the fighting intensified in the area, the Mortons and three other families . . . — — Map (db m35434) HM |
| On Old Wire Road (State Highway 265) south of Dodd Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Here on this, the Old Wire Road, was located Fitzgerald's Station on the Butterfield Overland mail route from St. Louis to San Francisco. First trip 1858. Last 1861. Longest and best conducted mail route in the world. 2795 miles. Service twice . . . — — Map (db m59950) HM |
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