On North Main Street north of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Road to Marks' Mills
Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army set out from Little Rock on March 23, 1864, to join a second army in Louisiana and invade Texas. He made it as far as modern-day Prescott before turning toward Camden in hopes of . . . — — Map (db m121222) HM
On County Road 409, 1.6 miles south of Cunningham Street, on the left when traveling south.
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Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army left Camden on April 26, 1864, starting a retreat to Little Rock. Confederate pursuers caught up with them on April 29 on the Jenkins’ Ferry Road and began skirmishing. Union gunners of the 2nd . . . — — Map (db m121168) HM
On Arkansas Route 9, 0.2 miles north of County Road 409.
Arkansas Military Institute
The state legislature chartered the Arkansas Military Institute in 1850, and the school was built on Chapel Ridge in Tulip. Cadets had to be over 14 and at least 4 feet 9 inches tall. Classes included Latin, . . . — — Map (db m121218) HM
On Arkansas Route 9 north of County Road 409, on the right when traveling north.
Tulip was settled in 1838 by Moses Overton. Making it the oldest community in Dallas County. Prominent settlers were Tyre H. Brown, Gen. Nathaniel G. Smith, Col. Maurice Smith and Judge Willis L. Somervell. Tulip missed being the capitol of Arkansas . . . — — Map (db m121307) HM
