Marble, Arkansas Explained

Marble is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 412 and the southwest bank of the Kings River.^[1]

Marble was built up chiefly after the Civil War.^[2] The community was named for the valuable marble mined in the vicinity.^[3]

See also

• Cartney, Arkansas, similar community in Baxter County, Arkansas

References

36.1397°N -93.5875°W

Notes and References

1. Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 23
2. Book: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. 1889. Higginson Book Company. 462.
3. Web site: Colorful Names . Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism . 14 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131124055328/http://www.arkansas.com/things-to-do/history-heritage/colorful-names/ . November 24, 2013 .