The Charlton Recreation Area is a public use area of the Ouachita National Forest, located just north of United States Route 270 between Crystal Springs and Mount Ida, Arkansas. The area includes a campground and day use facilities for water-related activities on Walnut Creek, including fishing and swimming. The facilities are organized around a small artificial lake created in 1938 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps by damming the creek. The stone Charlton Dam and Spillway, about 100 feet (30 m) in length,[2] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1993, as was the stone Charlton Bathhouse, also built by the CCC in 1938.[3]
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Amorpha nitens photographed at Walnut Creek at the Charlton Recreation Area, Ouachita National Forest, Garland County, Arkansas taken 2018 -
Magnolia tripetala photographed at Walnut Creek at the Charlton Recreation Area, Ouachita National Forest, Garland County, Arkansas taken 2018
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Charlton Spillway-Dam | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Crystal Springs, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°31′3″N 93°22′53″W / 34.51750°N 93.38139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| MPS | Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001081[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1993 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Charlton Dam-Spillway". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Charlton Bathhouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
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