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Lee County, Arkansas
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River, it is considered to be part of the Arkansas Delta. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,424. The county seat is Marianna. The county was established on April 17, 1873, during the Reconstruction era. It was named for General Robert E. Lee, who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865. The area of the Delta was developed largely for cotton as a commodity crop before the Civil War, based on the labor of enslaved African Americans. It continued as an important crop into the 20th century, when it was worked by African-American sharecroppers and tenant farmers. History In the post-Reconstruction era, whites struggled to re-establish white supremacy, by violence and intimidation of black Republican voters in this area and throughout the South. At the turn of the century, the state legislature passed measures that effective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is an Administrative division, administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state, state that consists of a geographic region with specific Border, boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, while Louisiana and Alaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions called List of parishes in Louisiana, parishes and List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska, boroughs, respectively. The specific governmental powers of counties vary widely between the states, with many providing some level of services to civil townships, Local government in the United States, municipalities, and unincorporated areas. Certain municipalities are List of U.S. municipalities in multiple counties, in multiple counties; New York City is uniquely partitioned into five counties, referred to at the city government level as boroughs of New York City, boroughs. Some municipalities have consolidated with their county gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Migration (African American)
The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970. It was caused primarily by the poor economic conditions for African American people, as well as the prevalent racial segregation and discrimination in the Southern states where Jim Crow laws were upheld. In particular, continued lynchings motivated a portion of the migrants, as African Americans searched for social reprieve. The historic change brought by the migration was amplified because the migrants, for the most part, moved to the then-largest cities in the United States (New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C.) at a time when those cities had a central cultural, social, political, and economic influence over the United States. (with excepts from, Gregory, James. The Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunica County, Mississippi
Tunica County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,782. Its county seat is Tunica. The county is named for the Tunica Native Americans. Most migrated to central Louisiana during the colonial period. Tunica County is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region. Since the late 20th century, it is known for Tunica Resorts (formerly Robinsonville), an unincorporated community that is the site of six casino resorts. It is one of the top six destinations in the country in terms of gambling revenues. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (5.4%) is water. Major highways * Interstate 69 * U.S. Route 61 * Mississippi Highway 3 * Mississippi Highway 4 Adjacent counties * Crittenden County, Arkansas (north) * DeSoto County (northeast) * Tate County (east) * Panola County (southeast) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crittenden County, Arkansas
Crittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,902. The county seat is Marion, and the largest city is West Memphis. Located in the Arkansas Delta, Crittenden County is Arkansas's 12th county, formed October 22, 1825, and named for Robert Crittenden, the first Secretary of the Arkansas Territory. Crittenden County is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the county's media comes from Memphis, although some Little Rock TV ( Arkansas Educational Television Network, KATV) is imported by Comcast Cable. It lies within Arkansas's 1st congressional district. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.2%) is water. Adjacent counties * Mississippi County (northeast) * Tipton County, Tennessee (east) * Shelby County, Tennessee (east) * DeSoto County, Mississippi (southeast) * Tunica County, Mississippi (south) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 261
Highway 261 (AR 261, Ark. 261, and Hwy. 261) is a designation for two state highways in Arkansas. Both are short rural highways in the Arkansas Delta. Created in 1957, the longer segment connects several small communities to Interstate 40 (I-40). The shorter route was created in 1973 between a Horton and Highway 1 in Caldwell. Both segments are maintained by the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). Route description Both highways are located in the Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains ecoregion within the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, broad, nearly level, agriculturally-dominated alluvial plain with flat, clayey, poorly-drained soils commonly called the Arkansas Delta in the state. The two routes are separated by approximately along St. Francis County Road 255, a paved road. No segment of Highway 261 has been listed as part of the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility. South Plains t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 131
Highway 131 (AR 131, Ark. 131, and Hwy. 131) is a designation for five north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. One route of runs from Highway 1 in Haynes east to Lee County Road 719. A second route of begins at US Route 79 (US 79) near Brickeys and runs south to the Mississippi River levee. A third route of forms a semicircle around Horseshoe Lake and Porter Lake, connecting to Highway 147 at both ends. A fourth route of begins at Highway 147 and runs through Edmondson. A fifth route begins at Interstate 55/US 61/US 64/US 79 (I-55/US 61/US 64/US 79) in West Memphis and runs north to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive/Mound City Road in West Memphis. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD). Route description Haynes to Lee County Wildlife Management Area Highway 131 begins in Haynes at Highway 1/Crowley's Ridge Parkway and runs east to Lee County Wildlife Management Area. The highway conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas 131
Highway 131 (AR 131, Ark. 131, and Hwy. 131) is a designation for five north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. One route of runs from Highway 1 in Haynes east to Lee County Road 719. A second route of begins at US Route 79 (US 79) near Brickeys and runs south to the Mississippi River levee. A third route of forms a semicircle around Horseshoe Lake and Porter Lake, connecting to Highway 147 at both ends. A fourth route of begins at Highway 147 and runs through Edmondson. A fifth route begins at Interstate 55/ US 61/ US 64/ US 79 (I-55/US 61/US 64/US 79) in West Memphis and runs north to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive/Mound City Road in West Memphis. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD). Route description Haynes to Lee County Wildlife Management Area Highway 131 begins in Haynes at Highway 1/ Crowley's Ridge Parkway and runs east to Lee County Wildlife Management Area. The hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 121 (Arkansas)
Arkansas Highway 121 (AR 121, Hwy. 121) is a designation for two state highways in Lee County, Arkansas. One route of runs from the St. Francis River to US Route 79 (US 79) northeast of Marianna. A second routing begins north of Marianna at Highway 1 and runs essentially in a half-loop counterclockwise to LaGrange. Route description St. Francis River to US 79 Highway 122 begins at Lee County Route 513 at the shore of the St. Francis River about west of the Mississippi River. The highway winds northwest through floodplain to terminate at US 79, which is designated as part of the Great River Road. Highway 1 to LaGrange The second portion of Highway 121 begins at Highway 1 north of Marianna and runs west through farmland. Highway 121 has a junction with Highway 261 at Holub, after which Highway 121 turns due south. The route continues south to US 79 at Smith Corner when the two routes overlap for approximately at which time Highway 121 turns south again. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway 78 (Arkansas)
Highway 78 (AR 78, Ark. 78, and Hwy. 78) is a designation for two state highways in the Arkansas Delta. One route of begins at Highway 306 near Hunter and runs southeast to US Highway 79 (US 79). A second route of begins at Highway 121 and runs west to a junction with Lee County Route 132 (CR 132) and CR 173. A short spur route in Moro, Highway 78 Spur connects the parent route to Highway 238. All routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD). Both segments of Highway 78 serve the Arkansas Delta, an extremely rural part of the state. Passing through only a few small towns, the highway's setting is a flat agricultural landscape in cultivation crossed by drainage ditches, swamps, and bayous. One of the original Arkansas state highways, Highway 78 was slowly extended in the middle of the 20th century during a period of rapid growth in the Arkansas Highway System. The Aubrey-Big Creek route w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
