 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
POTTS HILL
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On the Arkansas-Missouri line where the Telegraph Road entered ten-mile long Cross Timber Hollow, on February 16, 1862, occurred the first skirmish on Benton County soil. Brig. Gen. Curtis' Federal army overtook the rear guard of Maj. Gen. Price as he retreated southward. This marked the beginning of the Pea Ridge Campaign.
1862 Bicentennial Observance 1962.
Old Wire Rd. (MO-DD), 4 miles SW of Seligman (MO), @ Arkansas side of state line, 6 miles NE of Garfield, Benton County Arkansas
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