Charlton Recreation Area

Charlton Spillway-Dam
Nearest city Crystal Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°31′3″N 93°22′53″W / 34.51750°N 93.38139°W / 34.51750; -93.38139Coordinates: 34°31′3″N 93°22′53″W / 34.51750°N 93.38139°W / 34.51750; -93.38139
Area less than one acre
Built 1938 (1938)
Architectural style Rustic
MPS Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 93001081[1]
Added to NRHP October 21, 1993

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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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Charlton Dam-Spillway" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Charlton Bathhouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-01.


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