Title
Preview
Description
Daily newspaper column depicting hand-drawn sketches on topics of Arkansas history. Drawings include a train and pioneers unloading a canoe.
Transcription
Congress granted to Arkansas 6 sections of land per mile for railroad from Cairo to Texas, with branches to Ft. Smith and the Mississippi River, February 9, 1853.
Frederick Gerstaecker noted German traveler and writer reached Little Rock Feb. 9, 1837.
W. J. Lemke.
Physical Description
Document, 5" x 7"
Geographical Area
Fort Smith, Sebastian County (Ark.); Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
February 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
February 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
