Chickasaw Crossing

Chickasaw Crossing (HM272G)

Location: Augusta, AR 72006 Woodruff County
Country: United States of America
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N 35° 17.02', W 91° 22.043'

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River Mile 198

Chickasaws and Quapaws crossed the White River
here to visit, long before the first settlers. First
post office, named Chickasaw Crossing in Feb. 1848,
was soon changed to Augusta. Steamboats
docked here to deliver goods and left with
cotton and timber. In 1864, Union forces aboard
Gunboat No. 30 engaged the Confederates. In
the 1890s, Emerson and John Conner ferried stock
and swimmers across the river. This area, between
Augusta Bend to the south and Eldridge Bend to
the north, is the highest land on the east side
of the river from Batesville to its mouth. From
this prime site rose the City of Augusta.
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HM NumberHM272G
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Year Placed1998
Placed ByThe Augusta Sesquicentennial Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, April 20th, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 648469 N 3905723
Decimal Degrees35.28366667, -91.36738333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 17.02', W 91° 22.043'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 17' 1.2" N, 91° 22' 2.58" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)870
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101 S 1st, Augusta AR 72006, US
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