Erbie Area: Development Plan/Cultural Landscape Report, Buffalo National River, Arkansas
Staff and Denver Service Center. 1986. Erbie Area: Development Plan/Cultural Landscape Report, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center. Denver
The purpose of this document is to describe a development and cultural landscape management strategy for Erbie. The Erbie area includes lands roughly within a two mile radius of the Erbie ford on the Buffalo River. It includes the former Erbie townsite, nearby farmlands, the Hickman Farmstead, a boat launch and primitive camping area, and Fitton (Beauty) Cave. The plan is intended to guide management decisions for the next 10-15 years after the time of this publication. The primary development issue is the location, size, and character of facilities needed to ensure that essential visitor services are provided while accomplishing the natural and cultural resource management objectives for Erbie. Proposed facilities include a boat landing, campground, picnic areas, trails, roads, and parking areas. Cultural resource management issues include the area’s historic significance, including its eligibility for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, and the proposed management of the cultural landscape including roads, farmlands, and structures. Most of the area’s buildings have been removed. The remaining farm complexes are vacant; one is falling into disrepair, one was recently stabilized by the National Park Service, and another is in good condition structurally. A church remains that is still used by local residents. Farm fields will revert to forest if not managed, and some are doing so now. Others are being maintained through short-term special use permits for hay cutting. Roads in the area are primitive and below typical Park Service road standards.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Staff; Denver Service Center
- Date of Issue
- 1986
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center
- Units
- BUFF , MWR
- Keywords
- Agriculture, barns, Beauty Cave, clean-line style, farm, fencerows, Fields, Fitton Cave, garden, granary, Gypsum, Hay, Livestock, machine shed, Mountains, Orchard, Ozarks, plateau, poultry house, Smokehouse, swinging bridges
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 500851: Erbie Area