Iron Springs Recreation Area
Setting and history
The Iron Springs picnic area is set on the west side of Arkansas Highway 7, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Jessieville, between the road and the Middle Fork Saline River. The river is impounded by a low fieldstone dam, built by the CCC in 1933, which features alternating chutes and steps, and impounds enough water to form a modest swimming hole.
The picnic area includes three covered shelters, two of which were built by the CCC in 1933. The first is about 24 by 14 feet (7.3 m × 4.3 m), built with open log construction and topped by a gable roof. The north and south sides of the shelter have log balustrades, while the other two sides are open; a picnic table is set under the shelter. The second is more square in shape, with a pyramidal roof, but also has balustrades on the north and south sides.
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CCC dam at Iron Springs, 2014
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Trail up the mountain, 2014
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Picnic area, 2014
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Iron Springs Shelter No. 1, 2016
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Iron Springs Shelter No. 2, 2016
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Iron Springs Dam". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Iron Springs Shelter #1". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Iron Springs Shelter #2". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 10, 2015.