Scott Bond Family Plot

Scott Bond Family Plot
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
Location0.3 W of 5th St. on US 70, Madison, Arkansas
Coordinates35°0′45″N 90°43′53″W / 35.01250°N 90.73139°W / 35.01250; -90.73139
Arealess than one acre
Built1933 (1933)
Architectural styleCemetery
MPSEthnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference No.02000603[1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 2002

The Scott Bond Family Plot is a historic family burial plot in Madison, Arkansas, United States. It contains the burial site of Scott Bond, Arkansas' first Black millionaire.

Born into slavery, Bond became a major landowner and businessman in St. Francis County, and at age 60 his personal net worth was estimated to exceed $2 million. He died at age 81, gored to death by an ox on his farm.[2]

Description

It is located 0.3 miles (0.48 km) west of 5th Street on U.S. Highway 70. The plot measures 16 by 75 feet (4.9 m × 22.9 m), and consists of two markers surrounded by a low concrete border.

NHRP listing

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Scott Bond Family Plot". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved November 9, 2014.