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Marked Tree is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States, along the St. Francis River, at the mouth of the Little River. The population was 2,286 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas, metropolitan statistical area. Geologically, the area marks the southern end of the New Madrid Fault. [citation needed]
Frisco St. between Elm and Nathan Sts., Marked Tree, Arkansas Coordinates 35°31′58″N 90°25′22″W / 35.53283°N 90.42281°W / 35.53283; -90
The Marked Tree Lock and Siphons are a flood control facility on the St. Francis River in Poinsett County, Arkansas. These facilities are located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Marked Tree. Built in 1926, the lock is located on a now disused and partially filled artificial channel west of the main river.
Marked Tree: Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS 4: Highway A-7, Ditch No. 6 Bridge: Highway A-7, Ditch No. 6 Bridge: May 20, 2009 : E. Davis St. over Ditch No. 6, southeast of Steel Bridge Rd. Tyronza: 5: Highway A-7, Tyronza Segment
Arkansas Highway 308 (1973–1979), former state highway southwest of Marked Tree; List of lakes in Poinsett County, Arkansas; National Register of Historic Places listings in Poinsett County, Arkansas
Shelby Westbrook was born in the small town of Marked Tree, Arkansas on January 15, 1922. When he was twelve years old, his parents died. Shortly after, Westbrook moved to Toledo, Ohio to live with his older brother. [1] [2] [3] He attended Libbey High School, an integrated high school. [3] Westbrook graduated in 1939. [4]
Marked Tree School District 28 is a school district based in Marked Tree, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States.The school district provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 650 students in prekindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 100 educators and staff for its three schools and district offices.
In 1938, a school was built for the black children of Marked Tree, consisting of six classrooms and an auditorium. It was the only educational opportunity for black students in Poinsett County . Sometime in the 30s or 50s the teacher of Carver was murdered and burned for teaching black children how to read. [ 1 ]