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Historical Markers in Pottsville, Arkansas

 
Clickable Map of Pope County, Arkansas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Pope County, AR (17) Conway County, AR (33) Johnson County, AR (7) Logan County, AR (3) Newton County, AR (8) Searcy County, AR (6) Van Buren County, AR (2) Yell County, AR (15)  PopeCounty(17) Pope County (17)  ConwayCounty(33) Conway County (33)  JohnsonCounty(7) Johnson County (7)  LoganCounty(3) Logan County (3)  NewtonCounty(8) Newton County (8)  SearcyCounty(6) Searcy County (6)  VanBurenCounty(2) Van Buren County (2)  YellCounty(15) Yell County (15)
Russellville is the county seat for Pope County
Pottsville is in Pope County
      Pope County (17)  
ADJACENT TO POPE COUNTY
      Conway County (33)  
      Johnson County (7)  
      Logan County (3)  
      Newton County (8)  
      Searcy County (6)  
      Van Buren County (2)  
      Yell County (15)  
 
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1 Arkansas, Pope County, Pottsville — Bois D'Arc Tree / In 1790 When This Tree Began Growing:
This Bois D'Arc tree is also known as an Osage Orange, Hedge Apple, or Bow Wood tree. Historically, the wood was used by Native Americans to make strong and resilient bows and arrows. The early settlers also used it to make hubs, spokes, fence . . . Map (db m225453) HM
2 Arkansas, Pope County, Pottsville — 121 — Potts Family in the Civil War
Kirkbride Potts built Potts Inn in the 1850s and it served as a Butterfield Stage Route stop. When war began in 1861, Potts joined the Pope County Home Guard. Four sons were in the Confederate army. Thomas, Joseph and Richard Potts enlisted in the . . . Map (db m119958) HM
3 Arkansas, Pope County, Pottsville — Potts Inn
Kirkbride Potts, with help from his wife Pamelia Logan Potts, designed and constructed this large and stately building between 1850 and 1858. He patterned it after the Classical Revival style he knew in his home state of Pennsylvania; however, he . . . Map (db m120871) HM
4 Arkansas, Pope County, Pottsville — 27 — Potts Inn / Butterfield's Overland Mail
Potts Inn John Kirkbride Potts (1803-1879) was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Arkansas in the 1820s. In 1828 he settled by Galla Creek, eventually acquiring 650 acres of land. Potts went to California in the Gold Rush of 1849: he failed to . . . Map (db m225451) HM
5 Arkansas, Pope County, Pottsville — Potts Tavern
Historic stage coach tavern erected by Kirkbride Potts with slave labor. This tavern was a station on the Butterfield-Overland Mail. It was operated as a tavern both before and after the existence of the Butterfield-Overland Mail contract. It has . . . Map (db m225477) HM
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 28, 2024