Date added: October 6, 2012; Modified: October 23, 2017
The De Queen Post Office was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The Waymarking site for the post office explains that: “The DeQueen Post Office …has a similar look to many of the Treasury Department post office buildings. This is… read more
Date added: June 25, 2014; Modified: August 22, 2017
“Originally known as “Colonization Project Number 1,” Dyess Colony was first controlled by the Arkansas Rural Rehabilitation Corporation. This corporation was set up by the Rural Rehabilitation Program of the Emergency Relief Administration in Arkansas. In 1936 the Resettlement Administration… read more
Date added: August 15, 2017; Modified: August 15, 2017
The historic post office in Clarksville, Arkansas was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department fund. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: January 8, 2016; Modified: July 13, 2017
“Devil’s Den State Park in the Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas is one of the best-preserved Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) park developments in the United States and contains the largest sandstone crevice cave area in the country. The park is… read more
Date added: July 13, 2017
The CWA was involved in repairs to the aging county courthouse which had been built in 1874 to replace an 1836 building. A few years later in 1939, a new county courthouse was built by the PWA in Hope Arkansas… read more
Date added: July 13, 2017
The CWA did repairs to the Garland County courthouse in Hot Springs. The Garland County Courthouse is located at Ouachita Avenue and Hawthorne Street in Hot Springs (Garland County). The four-story brick building is recognized by the Arkansas Historic Preservation… read more
Date added: July 13, 2017
The Sink-Crumb Post 72 American Legion Hut, located on the northeastern corner of 2nd and Cherry streets in the small Clay County community of Knobel, is a tin-roofed cypress log building designed in the Rustic aesthetic common among American Legion… read more
Date added: July 13, 2017
The Jess Norman Post 166 American Legion Hut is a historic clubhouse at 222 South First Street in Augusta, Arkansas. It is a single-story rectangular log structure, with a gable roof and a stone chimney. It is fashioned out of… read more
Date added: July 13, 2017
Located in downtown Springdale, the Beely-Johnson Post 139 American Legion Hut was built in 1934 by American Legion members and local citizens. A kitchen was added to the building’s interior in 1937 by the Legion Auxiliary. The one-story building is… read more
Date added: July 13, 2017
“The Lee Bunch Post #22 was formed in Clarksville in February 1919 when fifteen veterans applied to form a Johnson County post. It was named for Bunch, a resident of Batson who was the first Johnson Countian to die in… read more
Date added: June 30, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was involved in fixing up the Lake Village County Courthouse, likely repairing the damage from a bad Mississippi River flood in 1927 that had caused massive damage to Arkansas. The original courthouse was constructed in… read more
Date added: June 30, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was involved in minor repairs and upgrading of the White County courthouse in Searcy. The present White County Courthouse, completed in 1871 and remodeled in 1912, is the oldest Arkansas courthouse still being used for… read more
Date added: July 11, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
Located next to a small scenic stream in a remote mountain setting of the Ouachita National Forest, the Bard Springs Recreation Area offers five Adirondack-type shelters for picnicking. A very small dam on the stream creates a pool of water… read more
Date added: July 11, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
Rising 1,350 feet, Mount Nebo offers sweeping views of the Arkansas River Valley. In 1933, a portion of the mountain was chosen as a park site. Native stone and logs from Mount Nebo were used by the Civilian Conservation Corps… read more
Date added: July 11, 2017; Modified: July 13, 2017
The Buffalo Point Campground is the largest NPS campground on the Buffalo National River. It was originally an Arkansas State Park before being assumed by the National Park Service. The historically significant park and cabins were built by the Civilian… read more