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.
Bill Bowden for Arkansas Democrat Gazette (no paywall)
“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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I don’t know what this all means, but I take credit 😀
Also, someone is responsible for the sign now.
That’s it for the news on this extreme niche thing.