Confederate Mothers Memorial Park

The Confederate Mothers Memorial is a public park at Skyline Drive and West 19th Street in Russellville, Arkansas. The park covers about 20 acres (8.1 ha), most of which is unimproved woodlands. Near the junction of the two roads is a gravel parking lot, in which are three stone monuments, each one placed by a different Confederate veterans or memorial organization, with inscriptions honoring the mothers of the Confederacy.^[2]

Confederate Mothers Memorial Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Park entrance
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Location	Jct. of AR 326 and S. Glenwood Ave., Russellville, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°15′30″N 93°8′26″W
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1921 (1921)
Architectural style	Classical Revival, rustic
MPS	Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS
NRHP reference No.	96000500[1]
Added to NRHP	May 3, 1996

History

Land for the park was donated in 1921 to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the monuments were dedicated that year. Plans to further develop the park with other amenities have never been realized. It is believed to be the only Confederate memorial of its type in the state.^[1]

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1]

Pine Knob Mountain Bike Park

In 2022 and 2022, a mountain bike park was built—under the authority of the City of Russellville Parks and Recreation Department—within Confederate Mothers Memorial Park to improve an unmaintained park and provide community access to mountain bike trails.^[3]

See also

• Architecture portal
• National Register of Historic Places portal

• List of Confederate monuments and memorials
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pope County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Confederate Mothers Memorial Park" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
3. "Pine Knob Mountain Bike Park opens June 10". The Courier. Russellville Newspapers, In. June 2, 2023. Pine Knob Mountain Bike Park includes a balance bicycle course (for children as young as 18-months to 3 years old) along with progressive, skill-improving trails for riders at any level of riding. The trails are designed as shared-use and accessible for hiking, running, and biking. This park is 100-percent volunteer fundraised and constructed by two professional trail companies (Natural State Trails and Affordable Trail Solutions) and over 800 hours of volunteer time.