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- United States Buys Vast Territory Called Louisiana
- Americans and French Agree on Sale of Louisiana
- Earthquake Devastates Northeast Arkansas
- Massive Earthquake Shakes Mississippi River Region
- Great Earthquake Shatters Parts of Arkansas
- Earthquake Stories Already Spreading
- Traveler Describes Backwoodsmen in White River Valley
- First White Settler at the Rock
- Army Establishes Post at Belle Point
- U.S. Army Reaches Belle Point on Christmas Day, 1817
- General Jackson Orders Fort Built
- Arkansas Becomes A Territory; President to Appoint Governor
- Hero of War of 1812 Arrives as Territorial Governor
- Why We Spell Our Name the Way We Do
- Robert Crittenden Shaped Territorial Arkansas
- First Legislature Lists Territory’s Needs in Petition to President Monroe
- Woodruff Publishes First Newspaper for New Territory
- Pioneer Printer Set Type One Letter at a Time
- Factory Gets Shipment of Indian Trade Goods
- Jacob Wolf’s Strong, Sturdy House Survives
- Southwest Trail into Arkansas Was a Rough Road
- Strange “Pilgrims” Arrive; They Don’t Wash, Work, or Comb
- Land Speculators Quarrel over Capital Site; Buildings Are Moved
- Church “Camp Meeting” at Cadron Is the First in State
- Punishment for Stealing Is 25 Lashes “Well Laid On”
- Prisoner Gone; Escaped in Wife’s Dress
- Kidnapper Drowns: Boy Returned to Family
- Obsession with Honor Led Men to Fight Duels
- Henry Conway Killed in Duel at River
- Brawl at Hinderliter’s; Owner Kills Customer in Justifiable Homicide
- Another Murder during a Fight; General Hogan Killed by Sword Cane
- Dueling Wound Kills Nephew of Governor Pope
- Accused Killer Is Beaten, Shaved, Then Gets Canoe Ride
- If You Survive the Fights, the Ticks Will Get You
- Protestant Missionary Recalls Local Wildlife, Some of It Two-Legged
- All Work and No Play? Not Hardly
- Independence County Seat Changes Name to Batesville
- Firearms Were an Everyday Necessity on the Frontier
- Falling Stars Thrill Arkansans
- Joseph Bonne’s Cabin Was Home and Tavern at Pine Bluff
- Blacksmith Black Makes Deadly Knife for Bowie
- Editor Calls for Building a Jail
- Wanted: John Murrell, Outlaw
- Salt Works on Saline Bayou May Be First in Arkansas
- First Book Contains Territorial Laws and Acts of the Assembly
- Snag Boat to Clear Log Jam of the Red River Raft
- Shreve’s Snag Boat Will Clear River
- Steamboats in the Arkansas River, 1820-1836
- Road Now Open Connecting Memphis to Little Rock
- Military Working on Round from Little Rock to Fort Smith
- Arkansas Laments Death of Famous Batesville Lawyer
- Robert Crittenden, Former Territorial Secretary, Dies of Pleurisy
- 1833 River Flood Worst in Memory
- Whittington’s Colorful Letters Bring Early Arkansas to Life
- Site Overlooking River Picked for New Capitol
- Territorial Governor Pope Faced Tough Decisions and Violent Politics
- Davy Crockett Shows His Skills in Shooting Match at Little Rock
- Territorial Assembly Votes to Ask for Statehood
- Noland Races Postal Service to Deliver Proposed Constitution
- Arkansas Reviews Progress on Eve of Statehood
- Civil War Battle Flags of Arkansas
- Into Secessia PDF
- Chronological List of Arkansas Civil War Events
- Civil War Military Terms Explained
- Free Blacks Banned; State Likely to Lose Men of Talent
- Telegraph Brings Arkansas Closer to Rest of Nation
- Arkansas Votes to Secede; Only Isaac Murphy Refuses
- Arkansas Leaves Union for Southern Confederacy
- Only One Vote against Secession, War Seems Likely
- Arkansas Soldiers Join the Fighting on Both Sides during Civil War
- Battle of Pea Ridge Determines Fate of Missouri
- Union Army and Confederates Clash at Pea Ridge
- Cherokee Join Confederate Army to Fight at Battle of Pea Ridge
- Arkansas Troops Arrive in Virginia
- Hard Marches End in Fierce Battle at Prairie Grove
- Children See Horrors of War at Prairie Grove
- Union Forces Hold at Cotton Plant, Arrive in Helena
- Helena Suffers Union Occupation, Rebel Attack
- Confederate Attack on Helena Fails; Defeats Elsewhere
- Former Slaves Begin New Lives in “Contraband” Camps
- Lincoln Proclaims Slaves Free
- Single Shot Destroys River Gunboat
- Single Confederate Shot Destroys Union Gunboat
- Lucky Civil War Shot Destroys the Mound City
- Confederates Sink Ironclad U.S.S. Queen City; Federal Burn Clarendon
- Union Army Forces Confederate Government from Little Rock to Washington
- Confederate Generals Duel; John S. Marmaduke Kills Lucius Walker
- Federal Soldiers Find Little Rock to Their Liking
- Arkansan Wins Congressional Medal of Honor for Actions at Dardanelle
- Student’s Father Beats Little Rock Teacher
- David O. Dodd, Age 17, Executed on Charge of Espionage
- Convicted Spy David O. Dodd Hanged at Age 17
- Arkansan Suffers As Union Prisoner of War
- Guerillas on Both Sides in War Ordered to Stop
- Wild Bill Hickok’s Civil War Adventure in Arkansas
- Aaron Hurvey Escapes Slavery, Joins Union Army
- Fort Smith Couple Escapes from Jayhawkers
- Murderer Hanged in Little Rock for Wartime Crimes
- Local Author Tells of Wartime Damages at Huntsville
- General Steele’s Campaign Runs into Trouble in South Arkansas
- Battered Union Army Back from South Arkansas
- Sides Trade Accusations of Battlefield Atrocities
- Hospitals Held Special Terror for Wounded
- Irish-Born Confederate General Patrick Cleburne Dies in Battle
- General Patrick Cleburne Killed in Tennessee
- Special Session of Arkansas Assembly Ends at Confederate Capital
- Lincoln Dies from Assassin’s Bullet
- Woman Describes Difficulty of Home Life in Wartime Arkansas
- Summary of Events: Civil War & Reconstruction
- Steamboat Sultana Explodes. Hundreds Burned, Drowned.
- Explosion on the Sultana Kills 1,600 Ex-prisoners En Route Home
- Crowded Steamboat Explodes at Night; at Least 1,300 Killed
- Death Toll in Steamboat Explosion Could Be 1,600
- Fayetteville Picked as Site for New University
- Baseball Explained
- Rock City Beats Dixie 9 on Poor Field 43-42
- Planters Hope Chinese Are Solution to Feared Labor Shortage
- Cullen Baker, Notorious Outlaw, Killed by Teacher
- Powell Clayton Elected to Senate: Refuses to Vacate Office of Governor
- Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroads Opens; Construction Obstacles Recounted
- Baring Cross: Landmark Bridge Built by Cairo & Fulton Railroad
- New Grange Group to serve Farmers
- Corbin’s Efforts Help Create New College for Blacks
- Brooks-Baxter Affair Ends; Grant Supports Baxter
- Baxter Claims State House, Ends War over Governorship
- Accomplishments of Reconstruction Listed
- One Great Need Is More People for State
- Hard Times: Arkansas Depression Era Photographs
- Oil Is Discovered! El Dorado Booms as Gushers Blow
- Coal Mines Hope to Increase Production and Profits
- General Assembly Votes to Save Old State House as War Memorial
- Court Upholds Amendment Granting Full Suffrage to Arkansas Women
- Governor Outlaws Baseball on Sunday in Capital City
- Climber Car Company Goes Out of Business
- Dam on Ouachita New Source of Electricity
- New Law Puts Roads in Hands of State Government
- Little Rock Gets New High School for 3,000 Students
- America’s Largest High School Greets Students
- Arkansas’s Reputation for Poor Health Fading
- Flood Waters Cover Eastern Third of Arkansas; Thousands Are Homeless
- “Water, Water Everywhere” — the 1927 Flood
- Young Girl Finds Fun in Midst of Flood
- Anonymous Hero Saves Flood Refugees
- Tornado Warning in Strong Starts Sad Day in May
- Lonoke County Boy Brings Back Olympic Gold
- Thirteen Coal Miners Killed in Explosion; 125 Working in Mine
- Arkansas Senator Praised for Role in National Race
- Congressman, Governor, Senator — Robinson Served State and Nation
- Legionnaires and Ladies Argue about the War Memorial
- Law, Justice and Mercy Are Lost; Statues Disappear from State House
- Minnie Rutherford-Fuller Chosen Head of Federation of Women’s Clubs
- Religious Fundamentalism Endorsed by Arkansas Electorate
- Drought Threat Is Worse Than Flood; Relief Needed to Prevent Starvation
- Heat and Dryness Enter 71st Day; Farm Families Fear Worst
- Bella Vista’s List of Attractions Includes a Night Club in a Cave
- Stuttgart Man Sets World’s Record in Spectacular Parachute Jump
- “Coin” Harvey, Arkansas Reformer and Promoter, to Run for President
- Coin Harvey Blames Automobile for 1934 Drought
- Hattie Caraway Is First Woman Elected to United States Senate
- Hungry Farmers Get Food for Families; Riot Is Averted
- Fastest Carr in Arkansas; Pine Bluff Track Star Win Olympic Gold in 1932
- White and Black Tenant Farmers Organize a Union in Cotton Fields
- Southern Tenant Farmers Union Called Attention to Plight of Sharecroppers
- Socialist Candidate Loses Second Try for Governor’s Office
- Rev. Hay Watson Smith Stuck to His Convictions amid Controversy
- “Convict Corn Plan” — State Considers Prison-Made Whiskey
- Arkansans Shine in Tigers-Cardinals World Series
- “Schoolboy Rowe” and Dean Brothers Give Baseball Tips
- “Clay Pigeon” — Underworld Figure Leads Quiet Life in Resort City
- Resettlement Camps to Aid Hard-Hit Farmers
- President Roosevelt’s Visit Kicks Off Centennial Celebration
- Airplane Crash Near Goodwin Kills 17; Hijacking Suspected
- 1937 Marks State’s Worst Polio Outbreak So Far
- Town Turns Out for Saturday Night Square Dance
- Lum and Abner Now Have Real “Pine Ridge, Arkansas”
- Fargo School, Founded by Tuskegee Graduate, Celebrates 20th Year
- 1940 Census Shows Population Near Two Million
- Arkansas Slave Narratives
- Quilts by Black Arkansans
- A Photographer of Note: Arkansas Artist Geleve Grice
- Jacob Mooney’s Slave Carry without Him for Years; Their Reward Is Freedom
- Former Slave Recounts How He Bought His Freedom
- Former Slave Remembers Life before the War
- In Her World of House and Kitchen, Slave Eliza Is Master
- Free Black Community Prospered in Marion County
- Slave Resists and Is Shot; Owner Sues Overseer for Damages
- Runaway Returns to Take Family to Freedom
- Free Blacks Banned; State Likely to Lose Men of Talent
- Former Slaves Begin New Lives in “Contraband” Camps
- Aaron Hurvey Remembers Life as Civil War Soldier
- Minstrel Troupe Article from 1871 Arkansas Gazette
- Mifflin Gibbs: Merchant, Judge, Politician
- Gibbs Is Judge, American Official in Madagascar
- Corbin’s Efforts Help Create New College for Blacks
- Black “Exodusters” Leave Arkansas for Kansas
- Arkansas Emigrants to Africa Stranded in New York
- Newspaper Dubs H. J. Lewis a “Genius” for His Drawings
- Marshal Reeves Brings Back Two from Indian Territory
- Stephens Elementary Honors Longtime Teacher
- Wiley Jones Developed Pine Bluff Trolley System
- Ashley Band to Play Again after Steamboat Disaster
- Scott Bond Recalls Road from Slavery to Success
- Black Desperado Isom Dart Dies; Shot in Back
- Blacks Protest New Segregation Law
- Booker Was Pioneer Teacher, Preacher, Editor
- Arkansan Creates African-American Organization: Royal Circle of Friends
- First General Assembly without Blacks since 1868; 64 Have Served
- Anonymous Hero Saves Flood Refugees
- Pine Bluff Beauty Parlor Earning Reputation for Excellence
- Alphonso Trent and Band End Long Run at Dallas Hotel
- Fargo School, Founded by Tuskegee Graduate, Celebrates 20th Year
- Little Rock City Council Will Hire Black Policemen
- Scott Joplin Opera Tremonisha Set in Arkansas
- Black Architect Designs New Church for Helena
- Claybrook Tigers Ready to Play in National League
- “Big Train” Pitched for Claybrook Tigers
- Brinkley’s Louis Jordan Is a Big Time Band Leader
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe Combined Gospel and Jazz
- University Professor Speaks at Dunbar Opening
- William Grant Still Honored for Musical Contribution
- Arkansas Composer Florence B. Price Achieves Nationwide Recognition
- Rev. L. R. Williams Elected to Malvern City Council
- Lawyer’s Voters’ Organization Previewed Techniques of Civil Rights Movement
- Ozell Sutton Was the First Black Reporter on a White Arkansas Newspaper
- Education Council Issues Report on “Separate but Equal” Schools
- Ernest Green Describes Experience at Central High
- Hard Times of Slavery Recalled by Last Survivors
- Daisy Bates Devotes Lifetime to Equal Rights
- Daisy Bates Finds Leadership Role in School Crisis
- For Flowers or Baseball, Rye Is Your Man
- Publisher Johnson Credits Education and Work for His Success
- Arkansas City Honors Hometown Boy who Built Publishing Empire
- Kearny Family Values Education; 18 Attend College
- Dr. Lawrence Davis Asks UAPB Graduates to Keep the Faith
- Former Arkansan Maya Angelou Named Woman of the Year for 1976
- New Miss America Has Ties to Arkansas
- Sidney Montcrief a Winner in More Ways than One
- Blues Festival Attracts 50,000 to River Town; Its Origins Date to 1941
- Restoration Hoped for Little Rock’s Ninth Street, Once a Black Center
- Reverend Al Green Stars at Rock Hall of Fame Opening
- Game “Hull-Gull” Similar to African Pastimes
- “Juneteenth” Celebrates End of Slavery
- Black Builder Transformed “Sawdust Hill” Houses
- Scottie Pippen First Played on Concrete Slab in Hamburg
- Al Hibbler Honored by Jazz Heritage Foundation
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