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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM271U_craighead-county-court-house_Jonesboro-AR.html
The site of Jonesboro was laid off as the county seat of Craighead County in 1859, and there was erected soon afterwards the first court house in the county.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM272K_jackson-county-first-court-house_Newport-AR.html
The first court house in Jackson County, created in 1832, was located at Litchfield, where it remained until 1839, when it was moved to Elizabeth. In 1852 Augusta (now Woodruff County) was made the county seat and two years later it was moved to Jacksonport…
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Ozark was designated as the county seat of Franklin County in 1837, and the first court house in the county was erected on this site in 1838.
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The first temporary court house in Bradley County was erected on this site in 1842, two years after the creation of the county, and continued in use until 1858, when a court house built of brick was erected.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2A2F_little-river-county_Ashdown-AR.html
Birthplace of the twentieth Governor of Arkansas, one of the state's most colorful personalities.
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Rocky Comfort, made the County Seat of Little River County in 1868, continued as such until 1880, when it was moved to Richmond and from there the Seat of Justice was moved to Ashdown.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2A2H_columbia-county-calhoun-pioneer-settlement_Magnolia-AR.html
One of the very oldest settlements of this county. Here in 1840-1850 settled the Bakers, Barnetts, Booths, Couches, Deeses, Dixons, Garretts, McDonalds, McWilliams, and other pioneer families Near this point Harvey Crowley Couch, Arkansas distinguished citi…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2A2T_pike-county-diamond-mines_Murfreesboro-AR.html
Two and a half miles southeast of this point is the only locality in North America where diamonds have been found in the rock in which they were formed. They have been found principally in one igneous pipe which, with three small pipes, aggregates about 80 …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2A2W_pike-county-court-house_Murfreesboro-AR.html
The first court house in Pike County, built of logs, was erected on the site of the town of Murfreesboro, which was laid out as a site for the county seat in 1833.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2A2X_cleveland-county-battle-of-marks-mill_New-Edinburg-AR.html
The Battle of Mark's Mill, fought here on April 25, 1864, was a complete Confederate victory. General James F. Fagan's Confederate cavalry having surprised and captured a Union army of 2,000 men and 240 wagon loads of supplies. General Powell Clayton, the U…