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Private historical park in Arkansas, US
Scott Plantation Settlement
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Established1995
Location15525 Alexander Rd
Scott, Arkansas
Pulaski, Lonoke
Coordinates34°42′55″N 92°3′13″W / 34.71528°N 92.05361°W / 34.71528; -92.05361
TypeHistorical Park
Websitehttps://www.https://scottsettlement.com

The Scott Plantation Settlement is a private non-profit historical park located in Scott, Arkansas, on the Pulaski County and Lonoke County line, approximately twelve miles east of Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.

History

The original owner of the land it sits on was Chester Ashley, a U.S. Senator. He was one of the first settlers to the area of Scott.

The land was gifted for the site creation by Virginia Alexander, and her daughter, Joan Dietz, is credited with the early organizing of the settlement park.

The dogtrot log house on at the settlement is believed to be the second oldest still existing in the state, built in 1840 by Ashley.

Today

The park depicts early farming life from pre-statehood through early modern mechanization.

References

  1. Schnedler, Marcia. “Plantation Life in Scott Won’t Soon Be Forgotten.” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. May 9, 1999, p. 2H.
  2. Scott Connections, Inc. https://scottsettlement.com/
  3. Easley, Suzanne. “Preserving Vernacular Architecture and Rural Community History at the Scott Plantation Settlement.” Research Paper, February 2003. Scott Connections Archives, Scott, Arkansas.
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