Charlton Recreation Area

	Charlton Spillway-Dam
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Nearest city	Crystal Springs, Arkansas
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
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]

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

References

^ "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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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP_DAM-2] "NRHP nomination for Charlton Dam-Spillway". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

[NRHP_BATH-3] "NRHP nomination for Charlton Bathhouse". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

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