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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Marion, Arkansas

 
Clickable Map of Crittenden 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 Crittenden County, AR (27) Cross County, AR (18) Lee County, AR (5) Mississippi County, AR (52) Poinsett County, AR (7) St. Francis County, AR (4) DeSoto County, MS (27) Tunica County, MS (11) Shelby County, TN (490) Tipton County, TN (34)  CrittendenCounty(27) Crittenden County (27)  CrossCounty(18) Cross County (18)  LeeCounty(5) Lee County (5)  MississippiCounty(52) Mississippi County (52)  PoinsettCounty(7) Poinsett County (7)  St.FrancisCounty(4) St. Francis County (4)  DeSotoCountyMississippi(27) DeSoto County (27)  TunicaCounty(11) Tunica County (11)  ShelbyCountyTennessee(490) Shelby County (490)  TiptonCounty(34) Tipton County (34)
Marion is the county seat for Crittenden County
Marion is in Crittenden County
      Crittenden County (27)  
ADJACENT TO CRITTENDEN COUNTY
      Cross County (18)  
      Lee County (5)  
      Mississippi County (52)  
      Poinsett County (7)  
      St. Francis County (4)  
      DeSoto County, Mississippi (27)  
      Tunica County, Mississippi (11)  
      Shelby County, Tennessee (490)  
      Tipton County, Tennessee (34)  
 
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1 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Confederate Soldier's Memorial1861     1865
In memory of Crittenden County's Confederate soldiersMap (db m116361) WM
2 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Confederate Soldier's MemorialErected 1936 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
This granite marker on the south lawn was erected by Crittenden County United Daughters of the Confederacy, and dedicated October 4, 1936, as a memorial to those who served with Confederate military during the War Between the States. The magnolia . . . Map (db m116781) HM
3 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Crittenden Bank & Trust CompanyErected 1919 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
The Crittenden Bank & Trust, the town’s third bank, began operation January 9, 1909, replacing the Bank of Marion which had failed in 1908. Three other short-lived banks were housed in this building. The last banking operation here was that of . . . Map (db m116727) HM
4 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Crittenden County Health DepartmentErected 1938 Annex 1943 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
The Health Department, dedicated May 4, 1938, was built with funds by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). When additional space was needed, the Crittenden County Negro Business Men's League, led by George Walker, Jr. and John Gammon, . . . Map (db m116780) HM
5 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Crittenden County Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to all veterans of Crittenden County To the men and women who served their country in war and peace with honor We shall not forgetMap (db m234719) WM
6 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet's French expedition arrived in Arkansas
In 1673, another European expedition arrived in Arkansas. Canoeing down the Mississippi River from the Illinois country (the upper Mississippi River Valley), Father Jacques Marquette, Jesuit missionary, and Louis Joliet, a coureur de bois . . . Map (db m234417) HM
7 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Forest Industry History in the Delta
The original Delta was a land of enormous stands of oak, gum, cottonwood, hickory, pecan, elm, pine and cypress, some of which had stood for perhaps 500 years. Cypress and tupelo could be found in the bottoms, along with water-tolerant oaks, . . . Map (db m234414) HM
8 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Hernando De Soto's expeditionary force entering Arkansas
On June 18, 1541, Hernando de Soto's Spanish expeditionary force crossed the Mississippi River and became the first Europeans to enter Arkansas. For the next two years, the Spaniards explored through Arkansas with a large number of captive Indians. . . . Map (db m234415) HM
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9 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Margaret E. Woolfolk LibraryErected 2001 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
Woolfolk is author of The History of Marion and History of Crittenden County, an award-winning newspaper editor, graduated from Memphis State Law School in 1985 at the age of 68, entered into private practice, and served as Marion . . . Map (db m116783) HM
10 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Marion High SchoolErected 1912
Originally, the first floor had eight classrooms and the upper floor housed the auditorium. The ground-level basement housed only the furnace room and restrooms until 1928 when part of the basement was also used for the school's first . . . Map (db m221334) HM
11 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Marion HotelErected 1911 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
Designed and built by Major Moore for Thomas Koser, the building was completed December of 1911. The building, which is constructed of native hardwoods, brick and concrete, had pressed tin ceilings and hardwood floors. The hotel had its own water . . . Map (db m116726) HM
12 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Marion School Auditorium-GynamnasiumErected 1938 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
When classrooms were carved out of the second floor auditorium space in the first high school. Marion students and the entire community used a tabernacle built in 1924 on the south side of the high school for events requiring an auditorium. When the . . . Map (db m116777) HM
13 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Marion School DistrictEstablished 1869 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
May 10, 1869, a petition was submitted the county court for established of School District No. One the Marion district. The formation of the district was approved by the circuit superintendent of public schools. The school operated by the original . . . Map (db m116779) HM
14 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Military Road
First Highway constructed in Arkansas, Hopefield to Little Rock, extended to Fort Smith and into Indian Territory, (Oklahoma). Built by the United States under supervision of the Quartermasters Department of the United States Army. Survey was . . . Map (db m116549) HM
15 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Old County JailErected 1849-1850
This fourth County Jail building was originally a two-story brick framed structure. Some of its hardware and cell materials were used in the construction of the 1911 jail built west of the courthouse. Abandoned and vacant from 1919, it was purchased . . . Map (db m234418) HM
16 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — Rhodes StorefrontsCirca 1925 — Courthouse Square Walking Trail —
One of the city's biggest fires occurred in the early 1900's when a series of businesses in frame buildings on the east side of Court Street were destroyed by fire. Volunteer firefighters brought water from Harvard yards by train to help . . . Map (db m116545) HM
17 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — 62 — The Sultana Tragedy
On April 27, 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River. She was heading north, dangerously overloaded with some 2,200 passengers, most of them freed Union prisoners of war from the Andersonville and Cahaba camps. A . . . Map (db m116352) HM
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18 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — The Loss of the Sultana
Early on April 27, 1865, the overcrowded steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River near Marion, Arkansas. The vast majority of the Sultana's passengers, believed to number over 2000, were Federal soldiers, recently released . . . Map (db m116356) HM
19 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — The Sinking of the SultanaThe Worst Maritime Disaster In United States History
News of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 overshadowed the tragedy of the Sultana, which happened two weeks later. The actual number of casualties from the SS Sultana is unknown, but some estimates are as high as 1,800. . . . Map (db m242015) HM
20 Arkansas, Crittenden County, Marion — The Trail of Tears...A Sad Chapter in American HistoryMilitary Road through Marion is the Bell Route
In 1831, a group of Native Americans collectively referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes: the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole, were living as autonomous nations in what would be later called the American Deep South. The . . . Map (db m234416) HM
 
 
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Mar. 19, 2024