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One of two Japanese-American internment camps in Arkansas during WWII, where over 8,000 people were imprisoned in the Delta swampland from 1942 to 1945.
In late July 1687, six exhausted Frenchmen reached a small wooden outpost at the mouth of the Arkansas River — the first European settlement they had seen in over two years. They were survivors of La Salle's failed Texas colony, walking north after his murder near present-day Navasota. Their leader, Henri Joutel, had been keeping a journal that would become the most detailed account of the entire La Salle expedition. The outpost was Arkansas Post, founded just a year earlier by La Salle's lieutenant Henri de Tonti as a way station between Illinois and the Gulf. Joutel concealed the truth from Tonti — that La Salle was dead and the Texas colony destroyed — because the survivors feared they would not be helped or repatriated if Tonti knew his patron was gone. They kept the secret all the way back to France. The Texas colony's destruction was not confirmed in Europe for years. Arkansas Post itself survived as the oldest European settlement in the lower Mississippi Valley, and is preserved today as a National Memorial.
10 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Watson, Arkansas, a town cradled in the Mississippi Delta, still feels the tremors of the 2019 Arkansas River floods. While the Arkansas River itself is a good distance away, the backwater flooding reached areas closer…
Snow Lake, Arkansas, owes its existence to the fertile land surrounding it. In the early 20th century, the lure of timber and cotton brought people seeking opportunity to this part of the Arkansas Delta. Though the town…
This unassuming building tells a story of resilience and rebirth. The Kemp Cotton Gin, built in 1950, stands as the only remaining cotton gin in the Rohwer area. Built by O.O. Kemp, it emerged just a few years after the…
This unassuming field marks a place of profound injustice. During World War II, this was the Rohwer War Relocation Center, an internment camp for Japanese Americans. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the U.S.…
One of two Japanese-American internment camps in Arkansas during WWII, where over 8,000 people were imprisoned in the Delta swampland from 1942 to 1945.
This unassuming spot in Mound Bayou marks the site of a truly groundbreaking achievement: the Bank of Mound Bayou. It's a testament to the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of the African American community in the…
Pull over for a minute, because what happened here in 1942 was nothing short of revolutionary. This was Taborian Hospital, and in the segregated South, it was a beacon of hope, staffed entirely by African Americans.…
Beneath the headstones lies a Mississippian mound, blurring the lines between ancient civilization and final resting place. This is Mound Cemetery, established near Arkansas City. The oldest section sits atop a…
In late July 1687, six exhausted Frenchmen reached a small wooden outpost at the mouth of the Arkansas River — the first European settlement they had seen in over two years. They were survivors of La Salle's failed…
The town of Mound Bayou in Bolivar County carries the history in its name. Multiple mound sites dot the landscape around this area, many of them undocumented and unstudied. The Mississippian peoples who built them…
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