Dual State Monument

Dual State Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Location in United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	Aurelle, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°0′39″N92°22′5″W / 33.01083°N 92.36806°W / 33.01083; -92.36806
Area	less than one acre
Built	1931 (1931)
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	99001354 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 11, 2000

The Dual State Monument is a monument located on the border of Union County, Arkansas, and Union Parish, Louisiana. The monument was built in 1931 to mark the centennial of the establishment of the Arkansas-Louisiana state line. It also marks the birthplace of Arkansas governor George Washington Donaghey, who commissioned the monument after his retirement. The monument features Art Deco bas-relief carvings on its east and west sides. The east side features popular modes of transportation in 1831, including a steamboat, stagecoach, and covered wagon. The west side displays a locomotive, automobile, and airplane to represent the modes of transportation common in 1931. The monument was the first Art Deco-inspired sculpture erected in Arkansas. ^[2]

The monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2000. ^[1]

At Dual State Monument, bas-relief tribute to modes of transportation

See also

• International Boundary Marker: monument on the Louisiana-Texas border
• OKKAMO Tri-State Marker: monument on the Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma tripoint
• United States Highway 61 Arch: monument on the Arkansas-Missouri border
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Union Parish, Louisiana

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Christ, Mark (July 24, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dual State Monument". National Park Service . Retrieved March 25, 2014.