Crocketts Bluff - Crocketts Bluff, AR
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hoteltwo
N 34° 26.534 W 091° 13.196
15S E 663538 N 3812628
Marker is located on Arkansas Route 153 north of Starks Lane and describes the White River port, references to the Civil War and the beginnings of the rice crop in the area. Crocketts Bluff sits at the highest point in Arkansas County.
Waymark Code: WMWHH5
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2017
Views: 1
Marker text:
Named for Captain Robert Crockett, grandson of the famous David (Davey) Crockett, this community was a flourishing river port during the second half of the 19th century. The Crockett Rifles (Company H, 1st Arkansas Infantry), first Confederate company raised in Arkansas County and one of the first in the state, was recruited in this vicinity by Captain Robert H. Crockett in 1861. A new era began in 1906 when Henry Prange successfully cultivated a small plot of rice in his front yard.
History of Marker:
Erected in 1965 by the Grand Prairie Historical Society, & Crocketts Bluff Community Center.
Link to Marker: Not listed
Additional Parking: Not Listed
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