Grand Army of the Republic Memorial
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial is a historic site in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. Kessler Mountain stands 565 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Grand Army of the Republic Memorial is a monument in Twin Springs Park of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Located in the southern part of the park, it consists of a concrete foundation, on which rest two tiers of granite slabs, laid horizontally. These are topped by a vertical granite column that has an onion form at the top. The sides of the horizontal slabs are rusticated, as are three sides of the column. The fourth side is engraved, from the top down, with an inverted five-point star labelled "GAR", then the words "IN GOD WE TRUST", then a Maltese cross engraved "WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS 1833", then "ERECTED BY/CURTIS POST/1928", and finally a wreath topped by an eagle and crossed cannons, with "US" in the center surrounded by "PRESERVED BY THE GRACE OF GOD". The memorial was placed in 1928, and is the only known memorial statewide to mention the Grand Army's Women's Relief Corps. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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Wikidata Q19462046, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Cherokee Hills Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Twin Springs Park: 0.0 mi
- Siloam Springs City Park: 0.2 mi
- Bob Henry Park: 0.5 mi
- Koala Park: 0.6 mi
- Village Gardens: 19.2 mi
- Bryce Davis Bed: 19.7 mi
- Bryce Davis Bed: 19.7 mi
- Bryce Davis Bed: 19.7 mi
- Bryce Davis Bed: 19.7 mi
- Poppy Seed: 20.3 mi
- Cattails: 20.3 mi
- Wilson Circle: 20.5 mi
- Blue Bike Tower: 20.5 mi
- Filter Form: 20.6 mi
- Lower Round Top: 9.2 mi
- Twin Mountains: 9.2 mi
- Upper Round Top: 9.4 mi
- Roundtop: 10.1 mi
- Mission Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Siloam Springs Museum Society: 0.2 mi
- Tontitown Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Arkansas Country Doctor Museum: 17.3 mi
- Historic Cane Hill Museum: 20.6 mi
- Methodist Mance: 20.6 mi
- Stump Prairie: 2.9 mi
- Chesney Prairie Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- West Side Prarie: 18.6 mi
- Woolsey Wet Prairie: 19.0 mi
- Wilson Springs West: 19.6 mi
- Hogshooter Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Eagles Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Black Fox Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.8 mi
- ELM SPRINGS IN THE CIVIL WAR: 17.1 mi
- Elm Springs Civil War monument: 17.1 mi
- Battle Monument: 18.8 mi
- OKARMO Corner: 22.3 mi
- World Peace Fountain: 22.8 mi
- KCS Decatur Depot: 11.4 mi
- KCS Caboose Number 383: 17.2 mi
- UARK Bowl: 22.3 mi
- The Garden Room: 22.6 mi
- Sky Zone: 22.9 mi
- Blewford: 11.7 mi
- Eldorado Springs: 12.8 mi
- Sexton: 18.6 mi
- Piney: 20.6 mi
- Anderson Spring: 15.7 mi
- Elm Spring: 17.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 18.3 mi
- Greathouse Spring: 19.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand Army of the Republic Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kessler Mountain | ESE 122° | 565 m | 21.2 mi |
| Fraker Mountain | SE 135° | 555 m | 24.8 mi |
| Wasburn Mountain | SE 131° | 554 m | 24.0 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SE 126° | 551 m | 21.2 mi |
| Stevenson Mountain | SE 136° | 548 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sugar Hill | SSE 167° | 531 m | 20.1 mi |
| Pierce Mountain | ESE 107° | 515 m | 24.7 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | ESE 124° | 500 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:01 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kansas 2 NE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 96000506OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial, reference 96000506, listed 05/03/96.
OpenStreetMap element node/4723846457
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