On Hudson Road (U.S. 62) south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling north.
800 AD • Trace of the Rock People
1808 • Osage Boundary
1815 • Lawrence County
1827-28 • Lovely County
1838 • Trail of Tears
1840 • Trott's Stand
1858 • Old Wire Road
1858-61 • Butterfield Stage Route
1861 • Troop Trails
1862 • . . . — — Map (db m62485) HM
Near Georgia Flat Road (County Road 503) south of Kane Road (County Road 422), on the left when traveling south.
Soldiers who died at Camp Jackson in 1861
and buried here in unmarked graves
Calhoun Escopets – Co. A
Adolphus P. Williams - Pvt. • Francis C. Harbor - Pvt. • Benjamin F. Bearden - Pvt. • James W. Strong - Pvt. • John C. Farmer - Pvt. • . . . — — Map (db m225001) WM
On Georgia Flat Road (County Road 503) at Kane Road (County Road 422), on the left when traveling west on Georgia Flat Road.
Camp Jackson Confederate Gen. Ben McCulloch established
Camp Jackson in July 1861 before marching into
Missouri. After the Aug. 11 Battle of Oak Hills
he returned to Camp Jackson. The 4th Arkansas
Infantry Regiment, which formed Aug. 17, . . . — — Map (db m224988) HM
On North Eagle Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Birthplace of Amna Sager Chastain
July 4, 1847 - 1919
Wife of 4th generation descendant of revolutionary patriot the Rev. John Chastain of Virginia, her husband Jehu Thomas Chastain
March 4, 1844 - 1931 — — Map (db m299583) HM
On Arkansas Route 72 at Busse Road, on the left when traveling north on Arkansas Route 72.
This camp was established in June, 1861, by Brig. Gen. Nicholas Bart Pierce, a Benton County man, to train recruits from Western Arkansas and the Indian Nation. He was a West Point graduate.
Many Arkansas units, Greer's Texas regiment, . . . — — Map (db m77950) HM
On Toltec Mounds Road, on the right when traveling south.
Plants affect every aspect of our lives. Without them, life would not be possible.
Crews working for the University of Arkansas Museum recovered this bag in the 1930s from a bluff shelter in Benton County, Arkansas.
Filled to the . . . — — Map (db m213906) HM
On N. Old Wire Road (County Road 67) 1.5 miles north of Gann Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north.
On the Arkansas—Missouri line where the Telegraph Road entered ten-mile long Cross Timber Hollow, on February 16, 1862, occurred the first skirmish on Benton County soil. Brig. Gen. Curtis’ Federal army overtook the rear guard of Maj. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m99705) HM
On 4th Avenue Southeast just south of Atlanta Street Southeast (State Highway 72), on the right when traveling south.
The Arkansas & Oklahoma Railroad, owned by John Bayless and William Felker, was the train route west from Bentonville to Gravette from 1898 to 1900. Besides transporting passengers, this route played a major role in the growth of the Ozark fruit . . . — — Map (db m266017) HM
On South 1st Street north of West Elm Street, on the right when traveling north.
To commemorate the Centennial passage, through Benton County of the First Westbound Stage coach on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route from St. Louis to San Francisco. Callahan's Tavern, the site of which is about a half a mile northeast of this . . . — — Map (db m216324) HM
On South Walton Boulevard (U.S. 71B) 0.2 miles south of W Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Oaks
Home of Congressman Samuel W. Peel
In 1875, Samuel Peel built a two-story home on the outskirts of Bentonville that he named “The Oaks.” The house is an excellent example of the Italianate style that was popular in the South . . . — — Map (db m276707) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 65) at West Rush Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Modern historical research has yielded information which was not readily available to those who designed the 1955 monument. Here is presented updated information and a modified more accurate map of the emigrants' route. Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m225248) HM
On North Main Street at East Central Avenue (State Highway 72), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
The Osage Nation first used the area now known as Bentonville for their hunting grounds. The Osage would leave their settlements to hunt in present day Benton County for months at a time before returning to their families. Settlers first . . . — — Map (db m237837) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 65) at West Rush Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
In memory of those who were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, in September of 1857. Dedicated in 2020.
Modern historical research has yielded information which was not readily available to those who designed the 1955 monument. . . . — — Map (db m225251) HM
On East Bankhead Street (U.S. 178) at Watson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Bankhead Street.
Front
The down-home gospel sounds of renowned Union County musicians Elder Roma Wilson (b. 1910) and Rev. Leon Pinson (1919-1998) won them many admirers among blues and folk music audiences, although they were evangelists rather than . . . — — Map (db m96789) HM
On Jackson Street south of McClure Avenue (County Road 923), on the right when traveling south.
The St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad was established
in 1881. Lowell was a village at that time. The 1889 Goodspeed's History of Benton County says greens, fruits, poultry, timber and railroad ties shipped extensively from the depot. The . . . — — Map (db m93263) HM
Near Mountain Meadow 0.2 miles west of State Highway 18.
Accounts of the Arkansas wagon train list two leaders: John T.
Baker (1805-1857) and Alexander Fracher (1812-1857).
John T. Baker was a farmer and cattleman, described as a shrewd
trader, a warm friend, and a bitter enemy. He and his family . . . — — Map (db m240467) HM
On Northeast Young Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The following 67 names were interred along with 63 more unnamed Paupers here in the Benton County Poor Farm Cemetery between 1877 and 1908.
John Marshall, Elijah Dawson, W.F. Smith, Jake Alverson, Mrs. Dawson, Mr. Douglas, Harriet Lenox, Lipton . . . — — Map (db m299578) HM
Near Missouri Route 5 at Katy Trail, on the right when traveling south.
Ezekiel (Zeke) Williams, “Grandfather of the Santa Fe Trail,” was born in Hampshire County
West Virginia, to David and Sarah Denton Williams. The family soon moved to Kentucky. He was
married in 1795 and had a son. His wife's name is unknown. Zeke . . . — — Map (db m252446) HM
On N Capitol Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
This memorial is dedicated to all the service men & women from Idaho that served in Operation Desert Storm 1991
Including
Capt. Paul R. Eichenlaub 2nd
Capt. Douglas L. Bradt
Sgt. Nels A. Moller
Who made the ultimate sacrifice in . . . — — Map (db m267218) WM
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
Benton County . . . — — Map (db m21227) HM WM
On Ripley Avenue (Mississippi Route 370) east of South Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
As a producer, studio engineer, trumpeter and bandleader, Willie Mitchell played a central role in the rise of Memphis as a center for soul music. Mitchell, born in Ashland on March 1, 1928, made many recordings under his own name, including . . . — — Map (db m171412) HM
On West Front Street west of Elm Street, on the right when traveling west.
Washington Railroad Depot Burns
Confederate General Marmaduke's forces were advancing on Washington as October 1864 approached, with fear and widespread panic among the town's residents. Many citizens crossed the river to evade the advance of . . . — — Map (db m239173) HM
On Fair Avenue east of Arkansas Highway 59, on the right when traveling east.
Founded in 1889 has been entered into the National Registry of Historical Places by the United States Department of the Interior on 7-8-99. — — Map (db m224982) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
