Henry Merrell / Royston Factory Mill

Henry Merrell / Royston Factory Mill (HM2A03)

Location: Murfreesboro, AR 71958 Pike County
Country: United States of America
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N 34° 3.723', W 93° 41.398'

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Henry Merrell

Henry Merrell, known as the "Industrial Missionary to the South," was born in Utica, N.Y., in 1816. He moved to Arkansas in 1856 and built an industrial complex in Pike Co. He helped draft an anti-secession resolution in 1860, but stayed with his adopted state when the war began. He was made a partisan captain to protect the mill in 1862, and in 1863 became a major of engineers. He tried to block the Arkansas River to protect Little Rock from capture, then retreated to southwest Arkansas with the army. Merrell died Jan. 19, 1883, and is buried in Camden.

Royston Factory Mill

Henry Merrell built the Royston Factory Mill, Arkansas first textile factory, 3 miles north of Murfreesboro in 1856. The complex also held saw, grist and flour mills. After the Civil War began, the factory made cloth for the Confederacy and Maj. R.C. Wood and his Missouri cavalry were stationed there to guard it from Union patrols. In late 1863, the factory mill was ordered dismantled and moved to Grand Prairie, Texas. Several major parts were lost or damaged during the move, so Merrell was sent to England for spare parts. The war ended before his return.

Details

HM Number	HM2A03
Series	This marker is part of the series
Tags	US Civil War, People, Industry and Commerce
Year Placed	2013
Placed By	Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, Pike County Archives and History Society, Pike County Arkansas Humanities Council, Department of Arkansas Heritage Preserve America, National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Sunday, August 5th, 2018 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	15S E 436328 N 3769250
Decimal Degrees	34.06205000, -93.68996667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 34° 3.723', W 93° 41.398'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	34° 3' 43.38" N, 93° 41' 23.88" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	870
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal Address	At or near 1 Courthouse Square, Murfreesboro AR 71958, US
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