Fort Curtis

Fort Curtis is a fort in Township of Saint Francis, Phillips, Arkansas. Fort Curtis is situated nearby to the historic building Moore-Hornor House, as well as near Centennial Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Centennial Baptist Church and Beech Street Historic District.

Centennial Baptist Church

Church

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The Centennial Baptist Church is a historic church building at the corner of York and Columbia Streets in Helena, Arkansas. It is significant for its association with Elias Camp Morris, who was the pastor of the church from 1879 and who was a driving force in the establishment of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

Beech Street Historic District

Historic site

Photo: Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Beech Street Historic District is a large residential historic district on the west side of the Helena section of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas. The district's spine is Beech Street, extending roughly from Phillips Street in the south to McDonough Street in the north, and widens out to include about three blocks each of college, Poplar, and Columbia Streets at its northern end. Beech Street Historic District is situated 1,700 feet north of Fort Curtis.

Helena Bridge

Bridge

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The Helena Bridge is a cantilever bridge carrying U.S. Route 49 across the Mississippi River between Helena, Arkansas and Lula, Mississippi. The main cantilever span was modeled on the similar Benjamin G. Helena Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Fort Curtis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helena and Helena-West Helena.

Helena

Photo: Photolitherland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Helena is the eastern portion of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, located on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Helena-West Helena

Town

Helena–West Helena is the county seat of and the largest city within Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. The current city was consolidated, effective January 1, 2006, from the two Arkansas cities of Helena and West Helena. Helena-West Helena is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fort Curtis.

West Helena

Suburb

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West Helena is the western portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 8,689. West Helena is situated 3 miles northwest of Fort Curtis.

Fort Curtis

Type: Fort
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Township of Saint Francis, Phillips, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.52538° or 34° 31′ 31″ north

Longitude

-90.59186° or 90° 35′ 31″ west

Open location code

866FGCG5+57

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1429075006

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Moore-Hornor House and Carter Chapel.

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