Bard Springs Dam No. 2

Coordinates: 34°23′26″N 94°0′36″W / 34.39056°N 94.01000°W / 34.39056; -94.01000
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Bard Springs Dam No. 2
Bard Springs Dam No. 2 is located in Arkansas
Bard Springs Dam No. 2
Location in Arkansas
Bard Springs Dam No. 2 is located in the United States
Bard Springs Dam No. 2
Location in United States
Nearest cityAthens, Arkansas
Coordinates34°23′26″N 94°0′36″W / 34.39056°N 94.01000°W / 34.39056; -94.01000
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleRustic
MPSFacilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.93001075[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1993

The Bard Springs Dam No. 2 is a historic recreational support facility in Ouachita National Forest. It is located at the Bard Springs recreation site, southeast of Mena and north of Athens in Polk County, off County Road 82 and Forest Road 106 on the banks of Blaylock Creek. This dam is located at the eastern end of the recreation area, and is about 75 feet (23 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) high at its center. It is made of fieldstone, and has a series of staggered steps at its base to reduce erosion. It was built in 1936 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps, and is one of four surviving CCC structures (the others are a second dam, bathhouse, and a picnic shelter) in the immediate area.[2]

The dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Bard Springs Dam No. 2". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-29.[permanent dead link]