On S. Main Street at W. Washington Stteet, on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
206th Coast Artillery Killed in Action
WW II
Kenneth Burkhart
Clifford Cloud
Joseph J. Eble
John H. Franklin
Charles Hutton
Cletis Jeffers
Fred Johnson
James Lemmer
Owen “H” Lynch
Carl Neal
Roy Shreevo
Frank Sweeney . . . — — Map (db m227350) WM
On South Church Street at East Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Church Street.
On this site stood the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, consecrated October 17, 1933, by the Reverend John Morris, Bishop of Little Rock. This Romanesque Revival building was built with the help of parishioners to replace the previous church, . . . — — Map (db m206942) HM
On East Kings Highway (Arkansas Route 18/91) at Jacksonport Road (County Road 118), on the left when traveling east on East Kings Highway.
On June 17th 1862, the First Wisconsin Cavalry, US saw action against 30th Ark Inf. and 6th MO Militia CSA. The overall commanders were Confederate General M. Jeff Thompson and US Colonel Edward Daniels. Federal forces bivouacked at Jonesboro . . . — — Map (db m221048) HM
On South Main Street at West Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
The site of Jonesboro was laid off as the county seat of Craighead County in 1859, and there was erected soon afterwards the first court house in the county. — — Map (db m116609) HM
On West Washington Avenue at S. Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Avenue.
February 1, 1878 - December 22, 1950
Tennessee Native -Arkansas Daughter
A good southern wife in the traditional sense.
First:
Elected woman U. S. Senator
Woman to preside over the Senate
Woman chairman of a Senate committee . . . — — Map (db m227550) HM
Near Kellers Chapel Road, 0.1 miles west of Chapel Hill Drive, on the left when traveling west.
The last Confederate veteran living in Arkansas, William Murphy Loudermilk, is buried here in Keller’s Chapel Cemetery. Private Loudermilk, who was born Oct. 17, 1847, joined a North Carolina regiment in the Army of Tennessee at age 16 and fought at . . . — — Map (db m116195) HM
On S. Main Street at W. Washington St., on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
LTC Teddy W. Pylant
US Army - Retired
Founder/President CCVMF
LTC Ted Pylant, a Vietnam veteran, served 34
years in the Arkansas National Guard as a
member of the 875th Engineer Battalion.
He also served at the Arkansas National
Guard . . . — — Map (db m227423) HM WM
On Union Street south of West Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This is the 16,000 pound anchor off the bow of the nuclear powered guided missile cruiser USS Arkansas, CGN-41. This anchor was placed here in grateful memory of those who served aboard her. Four ships of the United States Navy and one of the . . . — — Map (db m116687) HM
On South Main Street at West Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
The Battle of Jonesboro took place at the Craighead County Court House in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on August 2, 1862. Company I, 30th Arkansas Infantry of the Fifth Trans-Mississippi Confederate army, under the command of Captain Mitchel A. Adair, . . . — — Map (db m116608) HM
On S. Main Street at W. Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on S. Main Street.
To the 1385 sons of Craighead County who during the World War served their Country on land and sea and well maintained its highest ideals and traditions. This monument is erected by their fellow citizens as testimonial of gratitude and affection. . . . — — Map (db m227276) WM
On Southwest Drive south of East Highland Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Several companies were raised in Craighead County for the Confederate army. Co. I of the 13th Arkansas Infantry – the “Confederate Grays” – formed in 1861. A company of the 23rd Arkansas Infantry and Co. I of the 30th . . . — — Map (db m116186) HM
