Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment
National Register of Historic Places

Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment

Garfield, Benton County, Arkansas
Listed
May 25, 2005
Type
Structure
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
05000484

About this property

The Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment is a section of historic 19th-century roadway in Pea Ridge National Military Park in northwestern Arkansas. It is a dirt road, about 1 mile (1.6 km) long and 18 to 20 feet (5.5 to 6.1 m) wide, that was built in 1835. The first major road through northwestern Arkansas, it connected Fayetteville, Arkansas with Springfield, Missouri. The road was part of the major northern route of the Trail of Tears, the forcible remove in the late 1830s of Native Americans from east of the Mississippi River to what is now Oklahoma. The road was also actively used by both Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War, and was the major route of advance by Confederate forces leading to the Battle of Pea Ridge, whose battlefield is preserved by the park. The road segment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

Garfield, Benton County, Arkansas
36.45351, -94.01575

Categories

NATIVE AMERICANEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTTRANSPORTATIONMILITARY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Historic Sites

Pea Ridge National Military Park
Listed
0.2 mi
Garfield Elementary School
Industrial
2.5 mi
Markey House
Industrial
3.8 mi
Miller Homestead
Industrial
5 mi
Pea Ridge Commercial Historic District
Listed
5.5 mi

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When was Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment listed on the National Register?

Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment?

Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment?

The period of significance for Springfield to Fayetteville Road-Elkhorn Tavern Segment is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1835.

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