Places to see at Jacksonville, Arkansas

Best Places to visit in Jacksonville, Arkansas - Best Things to do in Jacksonville, AR
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Arkansas Ordnance Plant Guard House 0.72 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Arkansas Ordnance Plant Guard House is a historic military structure on the grounds of the Jacksonville Museum of Military History in Jacksonville, Arkansas. It is a square wood-frame structure measuring 9 by 9 by 12 feet (2.7\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a02.7\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a03.7\u00a0m), mounted on metal skids for ease of relocation. It is presently mounted on a concrete pad to the right of the main museum building, believed to be not far from its original location. It was built in 1941 as part of the facilities of the World War II-era Arkansas Ordnance Plant, a facility that produced fuses and detonators in Jacksonville. After the war it was moved to 1112 MacArthur Drive, and it was moved to the museum in 2006.

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McCraw Cemetery 1.67 7
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

The McCraw Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Jacksonville, Arkansas. It is located in a wooded area on the city's southeastern outskirts, well south of the Military Road (Arkansas Highway 264), and west of the Military Mobile Homes. It has 37 marked graves, of which ten are of children. The markers date from 1841 to 1937, and include some of the first settlers of northern Pulaski County. The cemetery, a family plot of the McCraw family, was lost for many years, and is now under the care of the Reed's Bridge Historical Society.

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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Land's End Plantation 1.94 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Land's End Plantation may refer to:

  • Land's End Plantation (Scott, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
  • Land's End Plantation (Stonewall, Louisiana), also NRHP-listed
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Arkansas Ordnance Plant Guard House 0.72 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Arkansas Ordnance Plant Guard House is a historic military structure on the grounds of the Jacksonville Museum of Military History in Jacksonville, Arkansas. It is a square wood-frame structure measuring 9 by 9 by 12 feet (2.7\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a02.7\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a03.7\u00a0m), mounted on metal skids for ease of relocation. It is presently mounted on a concrete pad to the right of the main museum building, believed to be not far from its original location. It was built in 1941 as part of the facilities of the World War II-era Arkansas Ordnance Plant, a facility that produced fuses and detonators in Jacksonville. After the war it was moved to 1112 MacArthur Drive, and it was moved to the museum in 2006.

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McCraw Cemetery 1.67 7
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

The McCraw Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Jacksonville, Arkansas. It is located in a wooded area on the city's southeastern outskirts, well south of the Military Road (Arkansas Highway 264), and west of the Military Mobile Homes. It has 37 marked graves, of which ten are of children. The markers date from 1841 to 1937, and include some of the first settlers of northern Pulaski County. The cemetery, a family plot of the McCraw family, was lost for many years, and is now under the care of the Reed's Bridge Historical Society.

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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Land's End Plantation 1.94 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Land's End Plantation may refer to:

  • Land's End Plantation (Scott, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
  • Land's End Plantation (Stonewall, Louisiana), also NRHP-listed
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Jacksonville Commercial Historic District 0.05 3
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

The Jacksonville Commercial Historic District encompasses a 1-1/2 block section of 1st Street in Jacksonville, Arkansas, between Main Street and 2nd Street. The area contains six commercial buildings, constructed between 1925 and 1962, a period when the railroad was an important element of the city's growth. (The railroad tracks lie across 1st Street from the commercial strip. The buildings are mostly single-story brick or stucco buildings with vernacular style.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

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Jacksonville Commercial Historic District 0.05 3
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

The Jacksonville Commercial Historic District encompasses a 1-1/2 block section of 1st Street in Jacksonville, Arkansas, between Main Street and 2nd Street. The area contains six commercial buildings, constructed between 1925 and 1962, a period when the railroad was an important element of the city's growth. (The railroad tracks lie across 1st Street from the commercial strip. The buildings are mostly single-story brick or stucco buildings with vernacular style.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

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Battle of Bayou Meto 1.7 2
Battlefields, Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places

The Battle of Bayou Meto, also known as the Battle of Reed's Bridge, was fought near present-day Jacksonville, Arkansas, along the Bayou Meto River, on August 27, 1863. During the American Civil War, Union forces left Helena, Arkansas, to move against the Confederate-held state capital of Little Rock. Part of the Union command, under Brigadier General John W. Davidson, defeated Confederate cavalry commanded by Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke on August 25, in the Battle of Brownsville. After the action at Brownsville, the Confederates fell back to the Bayou Meto. Union attacks on August 27 succeeded in pushing Marmaduke's men back across the bayou, but were unable to break the Confederate line. Davidson withdrew back to Brownsville after the fighting. The Union advance resumed on September 6, and Little Rock surrendered on September 10, after the Battle of Bayou Fourche. Tensions exacaberated during the action at Bayou Meto contributed to the Marmaduke-Walker duel, during which a Confederate general was killed. In 2002, part of the battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Bayou Meto Battlefield.

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Battle of Bayou Meto 1.7 2
Battlefields, Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places

The Battle of Bayou Meto, also known as the Battle of Reed's Bridge, was fought near present-day Jacksonville, Arkansas, along the Bayou Meto River, on August 27, 1863. During the American Civil War, Union forces left Helena, Arkansas, to move against the Confederate-held state capital of Little Rock. Part of the Union command, under Brigadier General John W. Davidson, defeated Confederate cavalry commanded by Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke on August 25, in the Battle of Brownsville. After the action at Brownsville, the Confederates fell back to the Bayou Meto. Union attacks on August 27 succeeded in pushing Marmaduke's men back across the bayou, but were unable to break the Confederate line. Davidson withdrew back to Brownsville after the fighting. The Union advance resumed on September 6, and Little Rock surrendered on September 10, after the Battle of Bayou Fourche. Tensions exacaberated during the action at Bayou Meto contributed to the Marmaduke-Walker duel, during which a Confederate general was killed. In 2002, part of the battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Bayou Meto Battlefield.

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First Baptist Church 0.22 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Graco Theater 0.23 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Charles Joseph Wilson is an American film and theater actor. In 2010, he received a Lucille Lortel nomination for his role as Michael, in Lucinda Coxon\u2019s play Happy Now?. He was nominated again In 2016 for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Hold On to Me Darling.

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Jax Twin Cinema 0.36 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Sonya Blade is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. She debuted in the original Mortal Kombat (1992) as the roster's sole female fighter. Inspired by martial artist Cynthia Rothrock, she is a military officer with the Special Forces.

In the storyline of the games, Sonya becomes involved with the eponymous Mortal Kombat tournament through pursuit of her archenemy, the criminal leader Kano. She subsequently joins the warriors defending Earthrealm and establishes a government agency dedicated to battling otherworldly threats. The series' rebooted timeline also depicts her as the love interest to martial arts actor Johnny Cage and the mother of their daughter Cassie.

A mainstay of the franchise, Sonya has also appeared in various media outside of the games. Reception to the character has been generally positive, with respect to her role as one of Mortal Kombat's primary female fighters.

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Strand Theatre 0.48 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Strand Theatre or Strand Theater may refer to:

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Jacksonville Drive-In 0.52 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and the second largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most of its metropolitan population within the city limits. As of 2020, Jacksonville's population is 949,611, making it the most populous city in the Southeastern United States and the largest in the South outside the state of Texas. With a population of 1,733,937, the Jacksonville metropolitan area ranks as Florida's fourth-largest metropolitan region.

Jacksonville straddles the St. Johns River in the First Coast region of northeastern Florida, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of the Georgia state line (25\u00a0mi or 40\u00a0km to the urban core/downtown) and 350 miles (560\u00a0km) north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic coast. The area was originally inhabited by the Timucua people, and in 1564 was the site of the French colony of Fort Caroline, one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the continental United States. Under British rule, a settlement grew at the narrow point in the river where cattle crossed, known as Wacca Pilatka to the Seminole and the Cow Ford to the British. A platted town was established there in 1822, a year after the United States gained Florida from Spain; it was named after Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States.

Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location facilitates Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command, and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's third largest seaport. Jacksonville's military bases and the nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay form the third largest military presence in the United States. Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics. As with much of Florida, tourism is important to the Jacksonville area, particularly tourism related to golf. People from Jacksonville are sometimes called \"Jacksonvillians\" or \"Jaxsons\" (also spelled \"Jaxons\").

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Mount Pisgah Church 0.67 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Presbyterian Church 0.71 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Jacksonville museum of Military History 0.72 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Bayou Meto Cemetery 1.02 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

New Zion Christian Church 1.26 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Chapel Hill Memorial Park Cemetery 1.46 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Johnson Cemetery 2.17 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Berea Chapel 2.38 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Baptist Church 0.22 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Graco Theater 0.23 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Charles Joseph Wilson is an American film and theater actor. In 2010, he received a Lucille Lortel nomination for his role as Michael, in Lucinda Coxon\u2019s play Happy Now?. He was nominated again In 2016 for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Hold On to Me Darling.

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Jax Twin Cinema 0.36 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Sonya Blade is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. She debuted in the original Mortal Kombat (1992) as the roster's sole female fighter. Inspired by martial artist Cynthia Rothrock, she is a military officer with the Special Forces.

In the storyline of the games, Sonya becomes involved with the eponymous Mortal Kombat tournament through pursuit of her archenemy, the criminal leader Kano. She subsequently joins the warriors defending Earthrealm and establishes a government agency dedicated to battling otherworldly threats. The series' rebooted timeline also depicts her as the love interest to martial arts actor Johnny Cage and the mother of their daughter Cassie.

A mainstay of the franchise, Sonya has also appeared in various media outside of the games. Reception to the character has been generally positive, with respect to her role as one of Mortal Kombat's primary female fighters.

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Strand Theatre 0.48 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Strand Theatre or Strand Theater may refer to:

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Jacksonville Drive-In 0.52 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and the second largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most of its metropolitan population within the city limits. As of 2020, Jacksonville's population is 949,611, making it the most populous city in the Southeastern United States and the largest in the South outside the state of Texas. With a population of 1,733,937, the Jacksonville metropolitan area ranks as Florida's fourth-largest metropolitan region.

Jacksonville straddles the St. Johns River in the First Coast region of northeastern Florida, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of the Georgia state line (25\u00a0mi or 40\u00a0km to the urban core/downtown) and 350 miles (560\u00a0km) north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic coast. The area was originally inhabited by the Timucua people, and in 1564 was the site of the French colony of Fort Caroline, one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the continental United States. Under British rule, a settlement grew at the narrow point in the river where cattle crossed, known as Wacca Pilatka to the Seminole and the Cow Ford to the British. A platted town was established there in 1822, a year after the United States gained Florida from Spain; it was named after Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States.

Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location facilitates Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command, and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's third largest seaport. Jacksonville's military bases and the nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay form the third largest military presence in the United States. Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics. As with much of Florida, tourism is important to the Jacksonville area, particularly tourism related to golf. People from Jacksonville are sometimes called \"Jacksonvillians\" or \"Jaxsons\" (also spelled \"Jaxons\").

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Mount Pisgah Church 0.67 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Presbyterian Church 0.71 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Jacksonville museum of Military History 0.72 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Bayou Meto Cemetery 1.02 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

New Zion Christian Church 1.26 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Chapel Hill Memorial Park Cemetery 1.46 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Johnson Cemetery 2.17 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Berea Chapel 2.38 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places