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Southwest Trail
The Southwest Trail was a 19th-century pioneer route that was the primary passageway for United States, American settlers bound for Texas. History The Southwest Trail, also known as the Old Military Road, replaced the older Natchitoches Trace, which ran from the mouth of the Missouri River, near present-day St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri to present-day Fulton, Arkansas, Fulton, Arkansas on the Red River of the South, Red River. From Fulton, another Indigenous peoples of the Americas, American Indian trace followed the Red River to Natchitoches, Louisiana, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Southwest Trail was a general term for a network of trails linking St. Louis and Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Ste-Geneviève, Missouri to the Red River Valley of Texas. European American pioneers improved and expanded the older route. At the time of Americans' first settling the Texas territory, the Red River was the border between Mexico and the United States. Little more than a footpath before A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trail Of Tears
The Trail of Tears was an ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government. As part of the Indian removal, members of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States to newly designated Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River after the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The Cherokee removal in 1838 (the last forced removal east of the Mississippi) was brought on by the discovery of gold near Dahlonega, Georgia, in 1828, resulting in the Georgia Gold Rush. The relocated peoples suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation while en route to their newly designated Indian reserve. Thousands died from disease before reaching their destinations or shortly after. Some historians have said that the event constituted a genocide, although this label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulphur Rock, Arkansas
Sulphur Rock is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census. Geography Sulphur Rock is located approximately six miles east of Batesville along Arkansas Highway 69 and about four miles north of the White River. Magness and Newark lie about four and six miles respectively to the southeast along Route 69.''Sulfur Rock, AR,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1943 (1981 rev.) According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. List Of Highways * Arkansas Highway 69 * Arkansas Highway 69 Business * Arkansas Highway 233 History The last regular mule-drawn tram line in the United States was in Sulphur Rock, closing down in 1926. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 421 people, 169 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The population density was 127.0/km (328.6/mi2). There were 178 housing units at an average density of 53.7/km (138.9/mi2). The racial mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black River (Arkansas)
Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Црна Ријека; in Macedonian, Црна Река, ''Crna Reka''. Streams Africa * Bafing River, also known as ''Black River'' * Black River (Cape Town) * Niger River, named by European mapmakers during the Middle Ages, perhaps from Latin ''niger'' "black" Australia * Black River (Queensland) * Black River (Tasmania) * Black River (Victoria) Brazil and Colombia * Black River (Amazon), known as Rio Negro in Portuguese and Río Negro or Río Guainía in Spanish Canada * Black River (Newfoundland and Labrador) * Black River (New Brunswick) * Black River (Ontario), listing eight rivers of the name * Black River (Portneuf), Quebec * Black River (Vancouver Island) * Noire River (Ottawa River tributary), Quebec, English tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oil Trough, Arkansas
Oil Trough is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census. The town is believed to have acquired its name in the early 19th century from a trough used to render bear fat, which was sold to customers in New Orleans. Geography Oil Trough is located on the south bank of the White River along Arkansas Highway 14 between Elmo, approximately four miles to the east and Rosie, five miles to the west. Arkansas Highway 122 crosses the White River about one mile east of the community, and connects to Newark, about five miles to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 km (0.2 mi2), all land. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 260 people, 95 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 443.0/km (1,139.0/mi2). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 213.4/km (548.6/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.58% W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark, Arkansas
Newark is a city in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,180 at the 2020 census. The local high school has won three basketball state championships, two quiz bowl state titles, and one softball state championship. The first Cedar Ridge Basketball State Championship came against East Poinsett County, which at the time had Malik Monk, who went on to become a shooting guard for Kentucky. Geography Newark is located in east central Independence County approximately three miles north of the White River,''Newark, AR,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1982 rev.) and near the mouth of the Black River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. List of highways * Arkansas Highway 69 * Arkansas Highway 69 Business * Arkansas Highway 122 Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,180 people, 469 households, and 302 families residing in the city. 2000 census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davidsonville Historic State Park
Davidsonville Historic State Park (formerly Old Davidsonville State Park) is a Arkansas state park in Randolph County, Arkansas in the United States. Situated on a border between The Ozarks and the Arkansas Delta, the park preserves the remains of the abandoned frontier town of Davidsonville. The town was one of Arkansas Territory's first settlements when founded in 1815, serving as an important river port town on the Black River. The former townsite was made into a state park in 1957 and a monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. History Davidsonville There is evidence that the site was occupied by French colonists prior to the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Archeologists have discovered evidence of Native American use of the site as early as 4,000 BC. The 1822 courthouse was apparently built on top of an Indian mound which was built before 1,100 AD. Davidsonville was founded in 1815 and rapidly became the most important town in northeast Arkansaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southside, Independence County, Arkansas
Southside is an incorporated city located in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The elevation of Southside is 354 feet (108 m). The spur route of Arkansas Highway 14 connects Southside with Salado. History Southside was incorporated on October 29, 2014. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,279 people, 1,560 households, and 1,002 families residing in the city. Education Students in Southside can go to Southside School District or Batesville School District, Arkansas The Batesville School District is a public school district in Independence County, Arkansas, United States, based in Batesville, Arkansas. History Desha School District consolidated into Batesville School District on July 1, 1985. Sulphur Rock .... References External linksEncyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry Cities in Arkansas Cities in Independence County, Arkansas Populated places established in 2014 {{IndependenceCountyA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry, Arkansas
Strawberry is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 302 at the 2010 census. Geography Strawberry is located in southwestern Lawrence County at (35.964401, -91.315678). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. List of highways * Highway 25 (Arkansas), Highway 25 leads northeast to Black Rock, Arkansas, Black Rock and south, then west, to Batesville, Arkansas, Batesville. * Highway 117 (Arkansas), Highway 117 leads north to Smithville, Arkansas, Smithville. * Highway 230 (Arkansas), Highway 230 leads west to Cave City, Arkansas, Cave City. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 283 people, 112 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.6/km (125.9/mi2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 21.8/km (56.5/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% Race (United States Census), White. 0.71% of the populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithville, Arkansas
Smithville is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 78 at the 2010 census. History Euro-American settlers first came to the area of Smithville in 1808. Smithville became the county seat of modern-day Lawrence County in 1837. The county seat was later moved to Powhatan in 1869, after the Civil War. This was done in part to take advantage of riverboat commerce along the Black River. Smithville was the nearest town to the final shoot-out between law enforcement and the infamous tax fugitive Gordon Kahl on June 2, 1983, in which Lawrence County Sheriff Harold Gene Matthews was also killed. Smithville lies a few miles south of the actual shootout location. Geography Smithville is located in western Lawrence County at (36.080031, -91.303781). Arkansas Highway 117 runs east to Black Rock and south to Strawberry. Highway 115 runs northeast to Imboden (and thus connects to US 412) and southwest toward Cave City in Sharp County, away. Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imboden, Arkansas
Imboden is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 677 at the 2010 census. It is named after a family of settlers. History The community was first settled around 1828 and was incorporated in 1887. In 1912, Imboden elected Joe Sullivan as the youngest elected mayor in the United States of that period. He was 21 years old and paralyzed, so relied on a goat-driven cart. He left the town in 1914 to pursue further education. Imboden has two public schools. Sloan-Hendrix School was established in 1899 as Sloan-Hendrix Academy, a private school affiliated with Hendrix College in Conway. It later became a public school. Imboden Area Charter School, an open-enrollment public charter school, opened in 2002. Geography Imboden is located in northwestern Lawrence County at (36.201766, -91.179899). It is on the south side of the Spring River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Black River. In October 2008 a modern boat launch was opened with a parking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocahontas, Arkansas
Pocahontas is a city in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. According to the 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city was 6,608. The city is the county seat of Randolph County. Pocahontas has a number of historic buildings, including the Old Randolph County Courthouse built in 1871, the St. Mary's AME Church, and the Pocahontas Colored School built in 1918, the latter of which is now home to thEddie Mae Herron Center History This city was named after the Native American from Jamestown, Virginia. A statue of her is located in Overlook Park along the Black River. The family of Dr. Ransom S. Bettis is given the credit for being the first settlers on the land now called Pocahontas. Dr. Bettis' daughter, Cinderella, married Thomas S. Drew, and lived on 800 acres where the town of Biggers now exists. Bettis and Drew led the founding of Pocahontas as the county seat of Randolph County. Randolph County is famous for many "firsts"; Arkansas' olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
