National Register of Historic Places

Bond, Scott, Family Plot

Madison, St. Francis County, Arkansas
Listed
June 5, 2002
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
02000603

About this property

The Scott Bond Family Plot is a historic family burial plot in Madison, Arkansas, United States. It contains the burial site of Scott Bond, Arkansas' first Black millionaire. Born into slavery, Bond became a major landowner and businessman in St. Francis County, and at age 60 his personal net worth was estimated to exceed $2 million. He died at age 81, gored to death by an ox on his farm. It is located 0.3 miles (0.48 km) west of 5th Street on U.S. Highway 70. The plot measures 16 by 75 feet (4.9 m × 22.9 m), and consists of two markers surrounded by a low concrete border. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Francis County, Arkansas

Location

0.3 W of 5th St. on AR 70W
Madison, St. Francis County, Arkansas
35.01274, -90.73155

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Bond, Scott, Family Plot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 2002.

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