Sesquicentennial "Trail of the Centuries" - 800AD to 1956 - Avoca, AR
Posted by: YoSam.
N 36° 24.087 W 094° 04.351
15S E 403827 N 4029010
Today's US-62 was here since 800 AD, but not under that name.
Waymark Code: WMNZKW
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2015
Views: 2
County of Marker: Benton County
Location of Marker: US-62, just N. of Avoca
Marker Erected by: Benton County Sesquicentennial, and Arkansas Sesquicentennial
Date Marker Erected: 1986
Marker Text:
Benton
County
1836
SESQUICENTENNIAL
"TRAIL OF THE CENTURIES"
800 AD .......Trace of the Rock People
1808 .........Osage Boundary
1815 .........Lawrence County
1827-28 ......Lovely County
1838 .........Trail of Tears
1840 .........Trott's Stand
1858 .........Old Wire Road
1858-61 ......Butterfield Stage Route
1861 .........Troop Trails
1862 .........Civil War Earth Works
1882 .........St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
1896 .........Birthplace of Field Kindley, W.W. I Ace
1913 .........Coin Harvey's Ozark Trail
1926 .........U.S. Highway 62
1956 .........Poet Edsel Ford's "Sunday Creek"
A little more on the subject at
Trail of the Centuries
Visit Instructions:At least one good photo you have personally obtained and a brief story of your visit. Any additions or corrections to the information about the Waymark (for instance, have the hours open to the public changed) will be greatly appreciated.