Historical Marker

Devils Backbone Road Cut-Geology / Construction

Historical marker location:
Marshall, Arkansas
( Marker is on U.S. 65 north of County Road 415, on the right when traveling south.)

Arkansas was one of the first states in the U.S. to enact a statewide prohibition on the sale and consumption of alcohol, passing the law in 1915. Prohibition was repealed in the state in 1933, shortly after the end of the nationwide prohibition era.