Dover to Clarksville Road-Hickeytown Road Segment

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Dover to Clarksville Road Road-Hickeytown Road Segment
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Nearest city Lamar, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°25′8″N93°7′18″W / 35.41889°N 93.12167°W / 35.41889; -93.12167 Coordinates: 35°25′8″N93°7′18″W / 35.41889°N 93.12167°W / 35.41889; -93.12167
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
MPS Cherokee Trail of Tears MPS
NRHP reference # 05000464 [1]
Added to NRHP May 26, 2005

The Dover to Clarksville Road-Hickeytown Road Segment is a historic road section southeast of Lamar, Arkansas. It consists of a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) gravel section of Old Hickeytown Road, beginning at its junction with County Road 2651. The road bed is about 17 feet (5.2 m) wide, and lined with ditches on either side. The western portion of the road, while paved, exhibits similar characteristics. The road's date of construction is not known, but it likely dates to the 1830s or early 1840s, based on its design. It was probably used by a party of Cherokee in 1834, during the Trail of Tears forced migration. [2]

Lamar, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Lamar is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,605 at the 2010 census, up from 1,415 at the 2000 census.

Trail of Tears Series of forced relocations of Native Americans

The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of Native Americans in the United States from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States, to areas to the west that had been designated as Indian Territory. The forced relocations were carried out by government authorities following the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The relocated peoples suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation while en route to their new designated reserve, and many died before reaching their destinations. The forced removals included members of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, as well as their African slaves. The phrase "Trail of Tears" originates from a description of the removal of many Native American tribes, including the infamous Cherokee Nation relocation in 1838.

The road section was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Arkansas.

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