Steamboat steamboat on the white river at devalls bluff prairie county. Jul 26, 1978 aug 2, 2011 age 33 send flowers opens send flowers url in a new window. A historical marker located in devalls bluff in prairie county, arkansas. Arkansas properties on the national register of historic. April 30 and may 1st are school days may 1 is our prayer service at 6. Criminal or civil court records found on gages family, friends, neighbors, or classmates view details. Devall and his son, chappel, becoming the first recorded settlers around devalls bluff according to 1851 tax records. Raven walton is 25 years old and was born on 06101994. At the beginning of the civil war in april 1861, the area was simply a settlement with a store, a house and a boat landing. George washington wallace foreman 5 may 1861 17 aug 1938.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of main street state highway 33 and prairie avenue, on the right when traveling south. Below is a copy of a letter received by marilyn hambrick sickel of devalls bluff, arkansas from the veterans administration in little rock, arkansas when she. Prairie county court record book t, december 19, 1921, pp. Devalls bluff, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the.
However, in 1863, the community was taken by federal troops and made their supply base for little rock and other points to the west. Devalls bluff in the civil war devalls bluff was strategically important to both the union and confederate armies as a major white river port and as head of the memphis and little rock railroad. Federal forces continued to occupy helena and the surrounding countryside, but devalls bluff and des arc returned to confederate control. Marvin danny castleberry was born on friday, december 06, 1946 and passed away on monday, april 06, 2020. He was born in oregon city, oregon, september 19, 1939. Prairie county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. Marker is in devalls bluff, arkansas, in prairie county. Stanovnistvo stanovnistvo 2010 619 gustina stanovnistva 21,3 st. Excluding helena phillips county, no other town in eastern arkansas held such strategic importance to the union army during the. Francis, and white counties in 1846 and included presentday lonoke county. Devalls bluff arkansas arkansas civil war sesquicentennial. The 5th annual fort lincoln freedom fest on may 2, 2015 will highlight the crucial role devalls bluff, ar played in the american civil war.
The vertical lift bridge at devalls bluff over the white river is one of only two. Mason sickel is 41 years old and was born on 04191979. Geografija koordinate vremenska zona utc6, leti utc5. Arkansas post was the first territorial capital 18191821 and little rock was the second 18211836. Devalls bluff, in eastcentral prairie county, is located on the white river and highway 70.
Devalls bluff is a city in and the county seat of the southern district of prairie county, arkansas, united states. Raven also answers to raven leighanna walton, and perhaps a couple of other names. Browse photos, see new properties, get open house info, and research neighborhoods on trulia. Prairie grove battlefield state park protects the battle site and gives visitors a fascinating look into the states history. A major union riverport historical hm1tly location. Devalls bluff prairie county encyclopedia of arkansas. In the background it is possible to see the tents of an army encampment. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, sharon lee owens arnold. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages.
This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Excluding helena phillips county, no other town in eastern arkansas held such strategic importance to the union army during the civil war as did devalls bluff. Sometimes mason goes by various nicknames including mason l sickle, sickel mason, mason lynn sickel and mason l sickel. Architectural style categories contributing property historic district history of the. Devalls bluff was strategically important to both the union and confederate armies as a major white river port and as head of the memphis and little rock railroad. Prairie county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with barrettsville.
Devalls bluff bridge arkansas department of transportation. An informative and historical overview of prairie county, arkansas with 67 pages including 94 family biographies plus 32 different prairie county communities on 4 different maps. Courtesy of the butler center for arkansas studies, central arkansas library system. It became a key union supply depot after its fall 1863 occupation, as well. Capture of des arc and devalls bluff, from the encyclopedia. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Facebook prairie county libraries arkansas public library directory prairie county, arkansas books from heritage books source. Located in prairie county along the white river, devalls bluff was incorporated in 1866, although jacob devall settled the location around 1850 according to county records.
Provided to youtube by tunecore devalls bluff kevin gordon tilt and shine. All events will be held in and around the devalls bluff community centermuseum in devalls bluff. The arkansas territory was created from the portion of the missouri territory lying south of a point on the mississippi river at 36 degrees north latitude running west to the st. Des arc and devalls bluff, capture of encyclopedia of arkansas. Ravens ethnicity is caucasian, whose political affiliation is currently a registered republican. Undated photograph of the landing on the white river at devalls bluff, arkansas. United states of america buy united states of america flags at. An informative and historical overview of prairie county, arkansas with 67. Write your post, share and see what other people think.
Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. It became a key union supply depot after its fall 1863 occupation, as well as a haven for refugees, both freedmen and white. Francois river, then followed the river to 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, then west to the territorial. Help keep our library open, please like this page in support for the library. Arkansas, part 2, cannonevans genre interviews notes. Devalls bluff branch library lonoke county library system. Funeral home services for bonnie are being provided by westbrook funeral home. Arkansas civil war history battles army soldiers casualties. Apr 06, 2020 marvin danny castleberry was born on friday, december 06, 1946 and passed away on monday, april 06, 2020. Join facebook to connect with curtis arnold and others you may know. Prairie county was cut from arkansas, pulaski, monroe, st. Devalls bluff is a city in the us state of arkansas this short article about a place or feature in the united states can be made longer. Located in prairie county along the white river, devalls bluff was incorporated in 1866, although jacob devall settled the location around 1850 according to.
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