Built in 1953. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“Herman Davis State Park is a 1-acre (0.40 ha) state park in Manila, Arkansas, United States. The park includes the grave of and a memorial to Herman Davis (1888-1923), a U.S. sniper during World War I.”
Wikipedia article Herman Davis State Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Mississippi County · listed in 1995 · category: Site · built in 1953.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Herman Davis Memorial in 2007, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Central Arkansas Refuges Complex | LEVEE FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manila, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 12 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1998 | Tornado (F4) | Manila | 2 killed, 12 hurt, $350,000 | The tornado began just west of Manila and tracked northeast. The tornado demolished or heavily damaged several homes including some mobile homes. Two children were killed in one of these mobile homes. The tornado continued northeast flattening a discount department store and an gas station/food mart. Three small factory and machine shop buildings as well as a furniture store were destroyed. Several other buildings were seriously damaged. The tornado reached the main residential section of Manila destroying several homes. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $15,000 | Roof damage and powerlines downed at the intersection of Beauchamp Street and West Lake Street. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $15,000 | An old house trailer was destroyed in Dyess. Several trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $10,000 | Two large trees and several power lines were blown down. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $10,000 | Several power lines and power poles were blown down in the south part of Manila. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $5,000 | A few trees were knocked down. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $5,000 | Some trees and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $2,000 | Downed trees along Buttercup Lane in Manila. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down on to power poles in Manila. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Manila | $1,500 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $1,000 | Uprooted tree at Manila Housing Authority. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $1,000 | A single tree was knocked down on Sandusky Lane. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Manila | $1,000 | A tornado briefly touched down near Manila. A portion of a cotton field was destroyed. A couple of trees were blown down. |
| October 2003 | Flash Flood | Manila | $1,000 | Several streets were covered with water. |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Manila | $1,000 | Heavy rains during the evening hours produced scattered flash flooding across the county. Several roads were flooded during the early morning hours. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Manila | $1,000 | A few houses had water in them. Several roads had water over them. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $1,000 | A few power lines were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Manila | $1,000 | Three inches of rain in 30 minutes produced flash flooding in Manila. Several roads were closed and water reached into a few homes. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | $1,000 | A few power lines were blown down. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Manila | $100 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Manila | $10 | no account filed |
| October 2003 | Hail | Manila | $10 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Manila | - | Quarter sized hail in Manila. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Manila | - | Nickel-sized hail was observed in Manila. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Manila | - | Flooding of low lying areas and some county roads around Mississippi County. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Manila | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Manila. Water over six inches deep was common in the residential areas of Manila. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manila | - | Straight line winds destroyed two camper trailers and a boat near Manila. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Manila | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Manila | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Manila | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Hail | Manila | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Manila | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Depot | 0.4 miles | 1997 |
 | Widner-Magers Farm Historic District | 6.8 miles | 2007 |
| Blytheville, Leachville and Arkansas Southern Railroad Depot-Leachville | 6.9 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000379 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mississippi County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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