Elkhorn Tavern

Elkhorn Tavern
Elkhorn Tavern, center of day two's fighting
Elkhorn Tavern is located in Arkansas
Elkhorn Tavern
Elkhorn Tavern is located in the United States
Elkhorn Tavern
LocationUS 62, Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Coordinates36°27′13″N 94°00′57″W / 36.45356°N 94.01577°W / 36.45356; -94.01577
Part ofPea Ridge National Military Park (ID66000199[1])
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966

Elkhorn Tavern is a two-story, wood-frame structure that served as a physical center for the American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, which was fought on March 7 and March 8, 1862, approximately five miles east of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, located in the northeastern Benton County, Arkansas. The tavern, a replica built in 1865 following the burning of the original building by bushwhackers, is now the centerpiece of the Pea Ridge National Military Park, which includes approximately 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) around the structure, including the restored battlefields, a stretch of the pre-war Telegraph Road, which runs directly in front of the tavern, and a section of the Trail of Tears. The tavern is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Butterfield Overland Mail Route / Old Wire Road
  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.