PEA RIDGE — Editor’s Note: The following article is from Billie Jines’ 1996 booklet, “The Streets of Pea Ridge.” It has been updated to include new streets and those scheduled for future development.
Asboth Street - Lies between Patton and Van Dorn St. Named for Gen.
Alexander S. Asboth, a former Hungarian nobleman, who commanded the second division under Gen. Samuel R. Curtis at Pea Ridge. Painfully wounded, he refused to leave the field. One of three Union generals at the Battle of Pea Ridge.
Bancroft Drive - Located in the Givens Place development, which was added in 1996. Honors Cpl.
Oruns D. Bancroft who was killed in the Battle of Pea Ridge while serving with Co. A, 9th Iowa.
Barris Lane - Turns left (south) off of Slack Street (Arkansas Hwy. 72 W.) by the Nazarene Church. Honors Capt. Sampson P. Barris of the 24th Missouri.
Barnes Street - Was named for Lt. Col. M.S.
Barnes of the 37th Illinois Infantry. Located in TylerEstates, which is located on the north side of Hayden Road (Arkansas Hwy. 265), and was approved by the Pea Ridge Planning Commission in 1996.
Bowen Street - Lies between Patton and Van Dorn Streets. Named for Major William D. Bowen of Bowen’s Missouri Cavalry Battalion.
Bussey Lane - Turns left (north) off of East Pickens Road at the city limits.
Honors Col. Cyrus Bussey of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry and assorted companies of the 1st, 4th and 5th Missouri Cavalry and half of the 1st Missouri Flying Battery.
After the war, his men presented Bussey with an ornate presentation sword that is inscribed with the words “Pea Ridge.”
Carr Street - Turns north off of Slack Street (Arkansas Hwy. 72 West), the first street west as youleave Curtis Avenue. Carr Street actually is part of “the old highway” before 94 was built. It was named for Col. Eugene A. Carr, who commanded the 4th Division under Gen. Curtis. It was Colonel Carr who is reported to have taken the elk horns from Elkhorn Tavern up north after the battle. They were returned in 1885 but are not the ones seen on the tavern today.
Chapman Lane - If you head due north on Hayden Road from West Pickens, you reach a road turning north again just after you take the first curve. You are on Chapman Lane - but only a few hundred feet to the city limits. There suddenly Chapman becomes Easterling Road, reportedly the work of the 911 program. Chapman was named for Lt. W.B. Chapman of the 2nd Ohio Battery. Easterling is outside the citylimits.
Clark Street - Turns north off of East Pike behind the school campus.
Its honoree was James W. Clark of Co. H of Phelps Regiment from southwest Missouri. James waswounded in the Battle of Pea Ridge.
Coler Drive - Turns left (north) up a hill at the east end of the paved section of Carden Road.
It ends at an attractive cul-de-sac which circles a large tree. Or you can turn right off of Carden on an undeveloped section of the street. In fact, Russell Yeates, a rural mail carrier, said there are four houses farther down the road that shows Coler, two on each of two forks. Both forks are Carden Street so far as mail delivery goes. This street honors Col. William N.
Coler, who led the Union’s 25th Illinois under Brig.
Gen. Franz Sigel’s 1st Division.
Conrad Street - The second street turning south off of Carden Road. It honors Major Joseph Conrad, who was with the 3rd Missouri Infantry. This street on its original plat was called Musteen Road, but was changed by Mayor Jack Musteen in 1968 upon discovery that no one named Musteen could be located in the Union list of participants here.
Opinion, Pages 4 on 04/11/2012