Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission approves Faulkner County Historical Marker

April 28 - May 4, 2014

The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission recently approved an application for an Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Historical Marker in Faulkner County, ACWSC Chairman Tom Dupree announced.

The historical marker will be located at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Conway and will commemorate Conway County during the Civil War. The Faulkner County Museum is sponsoring the marker.

Through the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Historical Marker Program, the ACWSC works with local partners to help tell the stories of how the Civil War affected communities around the state. The Commission hopes that there will be at least one marker in each of the state’s 75 counties by the end of the commemoration in 2015. To date, 81 markers in 53 counties have been approved. Marker applications are available at http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/historical-markers/markers.aspx.

For more information on sesquicentennial plans, visit http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/ or e-mail acwsc@arkansasheritage.org.

The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is housed within the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.

Source: Akransas Civil War Sesquicentennial