Places to see at Elkins, Arkansas

Best Places to visit in Elkins, Arkansas - Best Things to do in Elkins, AR
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Mount Olive Road 0.23 7
Bridges, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Bridges

The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet (Hebrew: \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd, romanized:\u00a0Har ha-Zeitim; Arabic: \u062c\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u064a\u062a\u0648\u0646, romanized:\u00a0Jabal az-Zayt\u016bn; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u0631, A\u1e6d-\u1e6c\u016br, 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the mount was the Silwan necropolis, attributed to the elite of the ancient Kingdom of Judah. The western slopes of the mount, those facing Jerusalem, have been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves, making it central in the tradition of Jewish cemeteries.

Several key events in the life of Jesus, as related in the Gospels, took place on the Mount of Olives, and in the Acts of the Apostles it is described as the place from which Jesus ascended to heaven. Because of its association with both Jesus and Mary, the mount has been a site of Christian worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage for Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants.

Much of the top of the hill is occupied by At-Tur, a former village that is now a neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.

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Maguire-Williams House 1.72 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Maguire-Williams House is a historic house at 19105 Arkansas Highway 74 east of Elkins, Arkansas. It is a 1+1\u20442-story log and frame structure, finished in wooden clapboards, with a side gable roof. The house appears to have been built between about 1838 and 1877, and includes a frame addition to the rear and an open porch extending across the width of its front. The oldest log pen of the structure has been dated by dendrochronology to c. 1838, with a second wood frame pen, in dog trot layout, added c. 1867. It is one of the county's older antebellum buildings.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Mount Olive Road 0.23 7
Bridges, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Bridges

The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet (Hebrew: \u05d4\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd, romanized:\u00a0Har ha-Zeitim; Arabic: \u062c\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u064a\u062a\u0648\u0646, romanized:\u00a0Jabal az-Zayt\u016bn; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u0631, A\u1e6d-\u1e6c\u016br, 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to Jerusalem's Old City. It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the mount was the Silwan necropolis, attributed to the elite of the ancient Kingdom of Judah. The western slopes of the mount, those facing Jerusalem, have been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves, making it central in the tradition of Jewish cemeteries.

Several key events in the life of Jesus, as related in the Gospels, took place on the Mount of Olives, and in the Acts of the Apostles it is described as the place from which Jesus ascended to heaven. Because of its association with both Jesus and Mary, the mount has been a site of Christian worship since ancient times and is today a major site of pilgrimage for Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants.

Much of the top of the hill is occupied by At-Tur, a former village that is now a neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.

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Maguire-Williams House 1.72 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Maguire-Williams House is a historic house at 19105 Arkansas Highway 74 east of Elkins, Arkansas. It is a 1+1\u20442-story log and frame structure, finished in wooden clapboards, with a side gable roof. The house appears to have been built between about 1838 and 1877, and includes a frame addition to the rear and an open porch extending across the width of its front. The oldest log pen of the structure has been dated by dendrochronology to c. 1838, with a second wood frame pen, in dog trot layout, added c. 1867. It is one of the county's older antebellum buildings.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Stokenbury Cemetery 0.9 3
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Stokenbury Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Arkansas Highway 16 in Elkins, Arkansas. Established c.1846, it is the best-preserved property representing the early settlement of Elkins (now a bedroom suburb of Fayetteville). The cemetery is 1.2 acres (0.49\u00a0ha) in size, and contains 153 marked and identified graves, 49 graves denoted by unmarked stones, and at least 16 unmarked or illegible burials. It contains several examples of high-style Victorian funerary art.

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

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Stokenbury Cemetery 0.9 3
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Stokenbury Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Arkansas Highway 16 in Elkins, Arkansas. Established c.1846, it is the best-preserved property representing the early settlement of Elkins (now a bedroom suburb of Fayetteville). The cemetery is 1.2 acres (0.49\u00a0ha) in size, and contains 153 marked and identified graves, 49 graves denoted by unmarked stones, and at least 16 unmarked or illegible burials. It contains several examples of high-style Victorian funerary art.

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

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Burkhead Cemetery 1.9 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Boone Cemetery 2.01 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

McCord Church 2.27 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Salem Cemetery 2.36 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Burkhead Cemetery 1.9 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Boone Cemetery 2.01 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

McCord Church 2.27 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Salem Cemetery 2.36 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places