W.B. Worthen Obelisk - Mount Holly Cemetery - Little Rock, Arkansas
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Obelisk marking the grave of W.B. Worthen at Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WMBFH2
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2011
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From the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History:
"William Booker Worthen was a banker in Arkansas from 1874 until his death in 1911, and he also wrote a history of Arkansas banking. The bank he founded survived recessions and the Great Depression, becoming the largest bank holding company in the state, until being acquired by Boatmen’s Bank in 1994. It is now part of Bank of America."
Date Created/Placed: 1911
Height: About 20 feet
Illuminated: no
Address: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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