James Miller, War of 1812

I found this at the Faulkner/Pulaski County line on Hwy 365 between Maumelle and Mayflower, Ar. Watch close or you'll miss it, going West on 365 you cross a bridge and its on the left.

Heres a link http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2872

Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

A few weeks ago the wife and I went to visit my daughters future In-Laws in Oklahoma. While there David and soon to be Son-in-Law Bryan took me on a tour of the area. The women were having a bridal shower.
Our first stop was old Fort Gibson. This fort was destroyed by Union soldiers during the Civil War. Franklin D. Roosevelt's CCC later rebuilt the Fort to exact specifications. I really enjoy History and this was one of the most interesting Military places that I had ever had the opportunity to visit.
I didn't know until reading about Fort Gibson that it was the end point for the Trail of Tears for many of the Native Americans involved in the move. The Osage were already in the area and the Cherokee's arrival kept both of the tribes on the verge of open warfare until the arrival of the Seventh United States Infantry. Be sure and check the links at the end of this posting.

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Ft. Gibson stockade and well 1824. Rich with history and romance. Restored by the Old Fort Club, 1933.

Cannon aimed at the gate.

Those are the stockade shackles. Must have been fun in the Oklahoma sun.

SouthEast corner of the Fort.

Inside the Fort.

This picture is looking at the fort from outside the walls.

If I'm not mistaken this was the enlisted mess outside the fort walls.

Enlisted mess.

I have no idea what this once was. It's several hundred yards from any other existing stucture. Actually there were quite a few remnants of old buildings like this. In one area there was a line of foundations which I suppose were barracks or maybe family living quarters, they were also a ways from the existing buildings.

These were officers quarters.

This plaque is referring to the two chimneys pictured below which is all that survives of the Adjutant Office. I don't know if it was restored and later burned or what.

The well above is next to the Adjutant Office which was where the two chimneys are now.

Officers quarters in the pic above.

Officers quarters.

If I'm not mistaken these were non-commissioned officers quarters.

Memorial to the military men at the new barracks building.

Barracks for the Seventh United States Infantry. This was a later addition.

The visitor center and museum, which wasn't open when we were there.

The East end of the Visitor Center-Museum.

Another look at the visitor center.

For more pictures and reading you can visit these links.
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/fort_gibson.htm

http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/okfortgibson.html

American Legion Post 22

American Legion Post 22 is in Clarksville, Ar. and is situated next to Cedar Creek. To get there you turn off of Hwy 64 in downtown Clarksville South of the Bridge and across from a motorcycle shop, you go up a hill and cross over a pedestrian bycycle trail to get to Legion Island. This is the coolest Legion Post I've ever seen.

Cedar Creek is just past the trees in the background of the picture above.

Above is an old Anti Tank Gun, I think it may be a M3A1-37mm anti-tank gun, circa 1941.

This is Cedar Creek which flows along side Post 22.

Artillery in Russellville, Arkansas

This piece of Artillery sits in front of the VFW on Hwy & North, Russellville, Ark.
There are a couple of Ship Anchors in front of the gun and a memorial plaque in the rear near the flag. I'm not sure what size or type of artillery this is.