The Spring - Mock Park - Prairie Grove AR
N 35° 58.522 W 094° 18.915
15S E 381419 N 3982015
This plaque, in the middle of Mock Park, tells the history of this still-active spring.
Waymark Code: WMMPEP
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2014
Views: 2
The Spring
The legend of Prairie Grove Spring tells of the spring first
being laid claim to by Tom Wagnon, a frontiersman, in 1828.
Wagnon soon traded the spring to Rev Andrew Buchanan, a
charismatic preacher, for two redemption sermons. Then
Wagnon left the valley, while Rev. Buchanan became one of
the founding fathers of Prairie Grove.
It is said that Hernando DeSoto camped at the spring in
the fall of 1541, as evidenced by the discovery at the spring
of several Spanish coins from that era.
Through the years, many famous people visited the spring,
together with the citizens who have worked hard to make the
community of Prairie Grove what it is today. May the
tradition live on.
July 2, 1998
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History of Marker: Not listed
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