The city lies west of van buren on the oklahoma border fort smith was established as a military outpost to patrol the neighboring indian territory in 1817 and was named after general thomas smith. The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of johnson county. Maps of desha county, arkansas included here are the southeast region of arkansas sections of 4 different historical maps. Bluff spring school, cowan spring school, mineral spring school historical. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Fort douglas cemetery in fort douglas, arkansas find a. Helicopters uh during vietnam war vietnam history, vietnam war photos. Johnson county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. Fort douglashighway 123 access of arkansas explore the ozarks. Fort douglas, arkansas map with satellite view world clock.
Johnson county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with clarksville. Deltasouthern gothicap artwater towerwater tankcity photo windmillsbook stuff. Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the communities throughout time. Find your hotel easily you want to book from the list of 15 hotels in fort douglas johnson ar arkansas. Fearing that arkansas would secede and that his men would not be able to defend the post, sturgis evacuated fort smith april 23, 1861. Forts across the united states fort smith, arkansas there are literally hundreds of old forts across the nation, ranging from military posts to fortresses established by fur trading companies, to private enterprises built solely to protect the pioneers within.
Due to the arkansas rivers periodic flooding, this fort was relocated seven times in its history. John douglas in arkansas ar 20 records found whitepages. From this page you can search for county records, military records, maps, newspapers, land records, church records, manuscript materials on microfilm, and the state archives vertical and printed ephemera files. When confederate troops fired on fort sumter on april 12, of 1861, fort smith was garrisoned by two companies of the 1st cavalry under the command of captain samuel sturgis. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for john douglas in arkansas ar. Title johnson county, arkansas, the first hundred years, contributor names langford, ella molloy. Fort atkinson was located about 2 miles west of the present dodge city in ford county, south of what is now highway 50, on the north side of the arkansas river, near the site of old fort mann. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to fort douglas. Local history books on arkansas arcadia publishing. Hidden history of fort smith, arkansas is 125 pages of interesting bits of local history primarily from the late 19th to the early 20th century but also includes some contemporary items and goes all the way back to the founding of the fort. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. This is the states first permanent white settlement. Fort douglas, arkansas i believe i can help you here. Biographical and historical memoirs of johnson county, arkansas book.
When the war ended, arkansas returned to the union in 1868. A rare 1855 map that shows the desha county, arkansas area just 17 years after desha county was created. Following moves to fort smith sebastian county and then to kansas city. However, in 1861 arkansas joined the confederate states of america during the civil war. Its totally a piece of arkansas history like no other. Cemeteries in fort douglas, arkansas, a find a grave. Ar22 page 2 big piney creek bridge the bridge over big piney creek, near fort douglas, johnson county, lay within the ozark national forest and, as such, was classified as a forest highway bridge. The macarthur museum of arkansas military history interprets our states military heritage and honors the contributions of arkansans who served in conflicts from the territorial period to the present. List of hotels in fort douglas johnson arkansas united.
A small section of the original fort is still used by the u. There are many individuals who made history at fort smith, and their actions and attitudes can serve both as inspiration and lessons learned. Camp douglas was established in october 1862, during the american civil war, as a small. The numbers in brackets are links to footnotes for this text. In addition, youll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Discover librarianselected research resources on arkansas history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. However, it seemed you had to be very familiar with military campaigns, officers, history of arkansas to make sense of most. As a profoundly public pursuit, history is essential to active and empathetic citizenship and requires effective communication to make the past accessible to multiple audiences.
Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The story behind this haunted fort in utah is truly creepy. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the extended newspaper list for fort douglas. The original french site with only a sixman garrison is probably underwater, located about five miles downriver of the presentday park. Kansas, situated on the american great plains, became the 34th state on january 29, 1861. He taught at wayne state university, mercy college of detroit, the university of alabama, and mcneese state before coming to the university of arkansas. The fort was designated a national historic landmark in 1975, for its role in the civil war and in furthering the settlement of utah. Before then, he had spent some time as a wholesale clerk and served in the arkansas confederate forces. An important resource for the study and research of johnson county, arkansas history and genealogy. This fortification was refered to in these correspondance as fort douglas.
Macarthur museum of arkansas military history little rock. Desha county, arkansas genealogy, history, maps with arkansas. Where is fort douglas, arkansas located on the world map. The fort smith national historic site includes the remains of two frontier forts and the federal court for the western district of arkansas.
Baer was the first president of the national bank of western arkansas, which later became first national bank. Douglas jones is heralded as one of the best western historical novel writers, perhaps of all. Fort atkinson was established 8 august 1850 by lieutenant colonel edwin vose sumner, 1st u. The united states purchased arkansas as part of the louisiana purchase in 1803. Its located in fort douglas, arkansas next to the fort douglas cemetery that dates back to the civil war. Fort douglas no longer exists as a town and the school.
Aug 21, 2018 arkansas is the nations leading producer of rice and poultry and grows nearly every crop produced in the united states with the exception of citrus fruits. This arkansas state page of our website provides direct links to major databases and historical titles and information found on arkansas genealogy and history, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. Get directions, maps, and traffic for fort douglas, ar. It was officially closed in 1991 pursuant to brac action and most of the buildings were turned over to the university of utah. It became the 25th state to join the union in 1836. Arkansas military forts american history and genealogy p.
Camp douglas was established in october 1862, during the american civil war, as a small military garrison about three miles east of salt lake city, utah, to protect the overland mail route and telegraph lines along the central overland route. According to some of the references in the history of the 9th texas artillery, they built an earthenmud fortification about a mile from the arkansas river covering the lower pine bluff to arkansas post road. The arkansas in the civil war message board archive. The arkansas state archives has a wide variety of types of records.
In fact, you probably have no idea where fort smith, arkansas is located unless you grew up in the vicinity of this city or in the natural state. Big piney creek bridge, spanning big piney creek at state. The construction and development of fort wallace, kansas. Many tribes used arkansas as their hunting lands but the main tribe was the quapaw, who settled in the arkansas delta upon moving south from illinois. The museum, where most of the paranormal activity occurs, is open to the public tuesday through saturday from noon to 5. Johnson county, arkansas, the first hundred years, library. Just a few miles north of gould arkansas, arkansas highway 114 ends at the small community of douglas, arkansas. Piney creek at state highway 123, fort douglas, johnson county, ar. An informative and historical overview of johnson county, arkansas including two separate sections on one cd which include 4 historical maps 1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915.
Douglas and the old iron bridge which has been placed on the national register of historic places. I live in hagarville, ark which is about 12 miles south of ft. Since we offer many different county history and genealogy cds, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the johnson county, arkansas history, genealogy and maps cd. He is buried in the ft douglas cemetery, south of the bridge. A german jew who was born in baden, germany on april 12, 1837, baer immigrated to this country and settled in fort smith in june 1867. Alphabetical list of forts, reservations, blockhouses, named camps, national and state homes for soldiers, national cemeteries, etc.
The history of arkansas began millennia ago when humans first crossed into north america. Some of the stories are rewritten from the inquire within column which the newspaper gave him. Fort smith, county seat of sebastian county, is located at the junction of the arkansas and poteau rivers. List of books and articles about arkansas history online. Sep 22, 2016 fort douglas is located at 32 potter street, on the university of utah campus in salt lake city. Funeral home services for douglas are being provided by fort myers memorial gardens funeral home and cemetery. During the spanish american war and world war i, the fort was used as a training base, and in both world wars it served as a pow camp for enemy soldiers. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in fort douglas cemetery in fort douglas, arkansas, a find a grave cemetery. The construction and development of fort wallace, kansas 18651882 by r. Big piney creek bridge arkansas department of transportation. Arkansas history timeline 1819 1861 1819 territory established in 1819, arkansas became the new frontier of the united states, as missouri territory applied to become a state without its southern five counties or the adjoining indian lands. Fort douglas hwy 123 access ar hwy 123 pelsor, ar phone. This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in arkansas, united states of america town name county established disestablished current status remarks.
Although were unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of fort douglas, there are papers which were published within 24 miles 38. Exploring the hidden history of fort smith arkansas. Alright all you arkansas armchair historians i have a question. Fort douglas news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2009 learn. A male strippers true account of making girls behave badly. The fort became a major supply center for the busy cavalry during the 1870s, and 1874 to 1876, the fort was almost completely rebuilt of stone. Jun, 2016 the history of fort smith arkansas may not be something that you are immediately familiar with. The history of marion co ar chapter seventeen civilian conservation corps by. According to lore he was murdered in the area in or about 1879. We are happy to show you around, answer any questions you have, or give you a tour. Douglas access is located at the bridge where ar hwy 123 crosses big piney creek, which is approx. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The history of marion co ar, civilian conservation corps. Fort douglashighway 123 access of arkansas explore the.