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Albert Pike School House
Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas |
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Crawford County
Albert Pike School House
In this small log building Albert Pike noted lawyer,
poet, and mason taught school in 1832. He later went to Little
Rock to become editor of the Advocate.
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Let there be Light
in Memoriam
Albert Pike
In this old building Albert Pike taught his first school in Arkansas in
1832.
"To the past go more dead faces, every year;
As the Loved leave vacant places, every year;"
Lines from Pike's most famous poem "Every Year"
This tablet erected by Fort Smith Consistory. Grounds dedicated by
the Grand Lodge of Arkansas July 10, 1936.
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Albert Pike Schoolhouse
For a time, Crawford County was the home of General Albert Pike. Pike
was a general in the Confederate States of America Army and was in
charge of the Indian Nation. The Indian Nations were a vital asset to
the soldiers from the south. The Confederacy named Albert Pike to
negotiate treaties with the five civilized tribes, which were the
Cherokees, Creeks, Seminoles, Choctaws, and Chickasaws. These tribes
played instrumental roles in the Battles of Prairie Grove and Pea Ridge.
Because of Pike, these nations were fully behind the cause of the
Confederate Army. This famous Arkansan educated students in the Van
Buren area in a log building that was later move to the courthouse
square.
The Civil War Comes Home
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Albert Pike School Museum
founded June 15, 1950
Donated to Crawford County by:
Mrs. Allen (Maude) Henderson.
Albert Pike School
Erected 1820
This restoration project made possible through the efforts of
Van Buren Masonic Lodge #6 P & AM
W.L. Swink, House Mover
Crawford County Historical Society
Van Buren Chamber of Commerce
August 1, 1974
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Restored by
Van Buren Masonic Lodge No. 6
John Melton W.M.
Cedar Masonic Lodge No. 762
Jim Atwell W.M. 1998
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