Crawford County Memorial - Van Buren, AR
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N 35° 26.036 W 094° 21.300
15S E 377006 N 3922010
Multi-event memorial erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy on the Crawford County Courthouse lawn.
Waymark Code: WMF2A2
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
Views: 6
An interesting memorial that includes a reference to the first County Courthouse on this site, the activities of the Crawford County boys who fought in the Mexican, Civil, Spanish-American and World wars, the women who did their part in those wars, as well as a local woman who was instrumental in preserving the history of the county.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Mexican War 1846
War Between the States 1861-1865
Spanish American War 1898
World War 1917-18
In Honor Of: ...Crawford County boys... And women who did their part in these wars
Marker Text:
On this lawn
was erected our first
Courthouse in 1841 and
has been the scene for many
events during the wars
in which Crawford County boys fought
Mexican War 1846
War Between the States 1861-1865
Spanish American War 1898 World War 1917-18
And women who did their part in these wars
Erected 1937 by
Arkansas Division
United Daughters of the Confederacy
in honor of
MISS CLARA B ENO
who has done so much to preserve
Arkansas history
Date of dedication: 1937
Who Put it Here?: Arkansas Division United Daughters of the Confederacy
Description of Memorial:
A granite maker located near the edge of the courthouse lawn with the inscription facing the courthouse. Just behind the marker is a millennium time capsule.
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