Title
Preview
Description
Daily newspaper column depicting hand-drawn sketches on topics of Arkansas history. Drawings include La Salle and his men worshiping a cross on a riverbank, the outline of Boone County, and five men in a canoe.
Transcription
April 9, 1682 La Salle took formal possession of territory drained by Mississippi River and named it Louisiana.
April 9, 1722 De la Harpe reached big rock on his exploration trip of Arkansas River.
Boone County created Apr. 9, 1869.
W. J. Lemke.
Physical Description
Document, 5" x 7"
Geographical Area
Boone County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
April 9, Walter J. Lemke Drawings Collection: This day in Arkansas history, MS.000379
Resource Type
Document
Collection
Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, MS.000379
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
April 9, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
