Conway, AR, Harrison Mayes Marker considered for the National Register of Historic Places

Apparently, Conway’s Harrison Mayes Marker, that I documented here and that kicked off my interest in Mayes’ work which resulted in this website, is nominated for the National Register of Historic Places.

The Arkansas properties that will be considered by the State Review Board come from all over the state and illustrate the rich and diverse history that Arkansas has.
“The nominations that the Review Board will consider include properties from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and include a wide range of property types,” said Wilcox. “From bridges and cemeteries to schools and historic districts, the properties up for nomination illustrate the wide variety of properties that can be listed on the National Register and how they all reflect Arkansas’s history.”
The nominations to the National Register of Historic Places that will be considered include:
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Conway Mayes Marker, Conway, Faulkner County: The Conway Mayes Marker, which was erected in 1955, is an example of the roadside religious markers erected around the country by Kentucky artist Henry Harrison Mayes.
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Bill Bowden for Arkansas Democrat Gazette (no paywall)

I don’t know what this all means, but I take credit 😀

Also, someone is responsible for the sign now.

@shannontaylor2525

We recently bought the building and inherited the responsibility for the sign, which was installed in the 1940s Story time: There is a concrete sign built by Henry Harrison Mayes on the north side of the hwy that reads “Prepare to meet GOD” Thousands of people drive by each day completely unaware of the significance of this sign. I don’t normally even care to share things like this but it’s pretty powerful.. Many people over the years have lost their lives about 10 seconds after passing this sign, only to meet their fate at an intersecting down the road. My family and I count the seconds after passing the sign, all the while making sure we have our seatbelts on and praying for forgiveness.. Last year a traffic light was installed at the intersection.

♬ God’s Country – Afraid of Human

That’s it for the news on this extreme niche thing.