The Immanuel Industrial Institute, a rural boarding school, was established in 1910 by the White River District Association of Missionary Baptist Churches to educate the African American children of the White River District. The first building was . . . — — Map (dbm225240) HM
When Napoleon I became Emperor of France in 1799, he envisioned the establishment of a vast "French Empire in America". He began in 1800 when he won control of Louisiana from Spain. Constant threat of war with England soon forced him to . . . — — Map (dbm108650) HM
This Stone Was Taken from Ruins of Old Bank, built at Arkansas Post, 1839. Arkansas Post State Park. Created by Act of Legislature 1929. Introduced by Ballard Deane, Representative, Arkansas County. Act . . . — — Map (dbm108550) HM
The land passed from France to the United States in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. Arkansas then became a territory on March 2, 1819: the Post of Arkansas was designated its capital. The Territorial Secretary Robert Crittendon, acting in . . . — — Map (dbm108651) HM
The United States and several European powers vied for control of the lower Mississippi Valley. Arkansas Post was the key to that control. In 1541 Hernando de Soto explored the territory which is now Arkansas. Sieur de La Salle further . . . — — Map (dbm108647) HM
The Regent of France authorized a settlement at the Post of Arkansas in 1722. These early settlers were on good terms with the Quapaw Indians who "exhibited a great spirit of friendliness and hospitality toward the French". Cotton was introduced . . . — — Map (dbm108648) HM
Here on the Grand Prairie you tread onsoil laid down over the centuries as themighty Mississippi and Arkansas Riversbrought down their precious cargoes ofsilt from the northern uplands. The footprints of many were pressed intothis . . . — — Map (dbm108486) HM
In 1763 the Post of Arkansas becameSpanish territory when, by the Treaty ofParis, the French King ceded Louisianato Spain. For several years after thetransfer, French officers and soldiersremained at Arkansas Post. In 1771 the . . . — — Map (dbm108551) HM
A bitter winter rain had turned the ground to mud. But the Confederatesoldiers had to keep digging. These rifle pits, lying just a few feet from whereyou stand, were far from finished. Though exhausted and hungry, the soldierswere ordered to . . . — — Map (dbm107874) HM
The Confederate scouts were alarmed. Looking down river to your right, one exclaimed, "One could hardly see anything in the background but smokestacks." Union soldiers disembarked from their transports. All night, knee deep in mud, they . . . — — Map (dbm108509) HM
You wouldn't have got us had it not been for your damned gunboats. John Dunnington, colonel, chief of ordnance Fort Hindman's cannon fired at the nine gunboatsbearing down on them. Confederate gunners had . . . — — Map (dbm108072) HM
Half the Yankees in the West [were coming]. Confederate scout I expected Mary would be a widow before I got 10 rods [55 yards]. . . . — — Map (dbm107858) HM
In the early 1800's the land in front of you was an importantcenter of trade and government on the edge of the Arkansas Riverwilderness. Here were the homes, stores, taverns, mills,docks, and busy streets of the Post of Arkansas. This . . . — — Map (dbm108428) HM
The succession of outposts here, remote from centers of NewWorld empire, symbolized a dream of the imperial age: toconnect the Gulf of Mexico to North America's vast interiorby the great rivers that drained it. Following British . . . — — Map (dbm108485) HM
Spanish Explorer Hernan de Soto passed this way in 1542. Nearly130 years later Father Marquette, the French missionary and explorer,reached the nearby mouth of the Arkansas. In 1682 Robert Cavelier,Sieur de la Salle, claimed this territory for . . . — — Map (dbm108407) HM
Arkansas Post was not a single fort and trading center. From1686 until 1863 there were no fewer than seven posts on theArkansas River between here and the Missişsippi. The flagsof five nations flew over them. The 1686 post . . . — — Map (dbm108464) HM
During the American Revolution, Arkansas Postbelonged to the Spanish, allies of the Americanpatriots. In 1783, British partisans led by JamesColbert raided the Spanish village and fort here.It was one of the last engagements of the . . . — — Map (dbm108483) HM
Standing here in January 1863, you would have seenConfederate Fort Hindman. In what is now the water, thefort stood atop a 25-foot high bluff The fort's cannon couldfire a mile up or down the river to protect the breadbasketof Arkansas. The . . . — — Map (dbm108511) HM
Bayou Meto Cemetery was established in 1876 after Allen "Uncle Gip" Gibson donated one acre of land to the local community for use as a cemetery. Gibson, a former Union soldier, was an early settler of the Bayou Meto Community. A skilled . . . — — Map (dbm178029) HM
Listed in the Arkansas Register of Historic Places in 2003, the Bayou Meto Schoolhouse is one of the last remaining historic school buildings in the area. The first Bayou Meto school was established in 1875, within the Pampas School District. It . . . — — Map (dbm178030) HM
Thirteen charter members founded Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1881 and constructed a small, wooden church building in the southwest corner of the Bayou Meto Cemetery. The structure contained handmade pews, oil lamps, anda wood . . . — — Map (dbm178026) HM
On this site from September 1862 to January 1863 was the encampment of a celebrated Texas cavalry company. Captain Alf Johnson's Spy company was active in conducting reconnaissance and small unit actions near Helena while maintaining vigilance on . . . — — Map (dbm107804) HM
Named for Captain Robert Crockett, grandson of the famous David (Davey) Crockett, this community was a flourishing river port during the second half of the 19th century. The Crockett Rifles (Company H, 1st Arkansas Infantry), first Confederate . . . — — Map (dbm107807) HM
Named for resident William Finley Crockett, son of frontiersman Davy Crockett, this community was once a flourishing river port during the second half of the 19th century and into the early years of the 20th century. Steamboats loaded with cotton, . . . — — Map (dbm201389) HM
From the 19th century to present day, the economy of Arkansas County has been based on agriculture, especially rice farming. An essential part of rice farmingis having enough water at the right time to flood the fields. Natural water sources . . . — — Map (dbm192660) HM
On January 9, 1863, Gen. John McClernand and Adm. David D. Porter led a 30,000 man army and a flotilla of Union gunboats up the Arkansas River to confront Gen. T.J. Churchill's 5,000 Confederates at Arkansas Post. The gunboats bombarded Fort Hindman . . . — — Map (dbm107701) HM
Here on June 17, 1862 a Federal fleet of eight vessels attempted to force its way upstream past Confederate shore defenses commanded by Captain Joseph Fry. The Confederates disabled the Union gunboat Mound City with heavy casualties before . . . — — Map (dbm107918) HM
J. Deane and Son was a hardware store thatserved this area beginning in 1890. During thesteamboat era, St. Charles was a thriving riverboat community and this was its largest retailoutlet. Founded by Joe Deane, who arrived here . . . — — Map (dbm108563) HM
[Northeast face] Officers and men killed on the U.S.S. Mound City {List of 124 dead} [Northwest face] Near this spot, on June 17, 1862, a decisive engagement was fought between the Conf- ederates entrenched and the . . . — — Map (dbm108071) WM
In August and September, 1862, General Mosby M. Parsonsand 800 men of the Missouri State Guard encamped here, after a perilous crossing of the Mississippi River into DeshaCounty. This small force of infantry and artillery blockedenemy . . . — — Map (dbm167369) HM
Named for educator Leroy Davis Holman, North Carolina-born educator who began teaching Stuttgart’s African American children in 1907. The school, first located at Porter and Lincoln Streets, was rebuilt in 1924 with Rosenwald Foundation funding. . . . — — Map (dbm201392) HM
Rev. Adam Buerkle brought acolony of German Lutherans tothis area in 1878. In 1880 he named the post officeStuttgart in honor of his native city. Stuttgart wasplatted in 1884 and incorporated in 1889. Col. Bob Crockett,a grandson of Davy . . . — — Map (dbm191876) HM
The citzens at this time paused and reflected on those pioneers who with sweat and tears gave this community its heritage and traditions. This memorial recognizes the dedication and efforts of all those who made this centennial a year to remember . . . — — Map (dbm167630) HM
Green Grove Cemetery got its official beginning when Martin and Minnie Buerkle sold two acres of property to the Trustees of Green Grove Cemetery Association in September of 1903. This cemetery was likely the first burial ground dedicated to serving . . . — — Map (dbm234960) HM
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