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Date Original
1838
Description
This map shows Crawford County and the area around Van Buren in Township 8 North, Range 32 West, and Township 9 North, Range 31 West, in 1838. It includes the Arkansas River, Bluff Mountain, various creeks, and various bodies of water. It also includes nearby towns, a ferry crossing, Fort Smith, and various properties. Existing and contemplated roads are also on the map, including the road to Fort Gibson and the possible route of a road to Fayetteville.
Biographical/Historical Note
This map of roads and proposed roads, centering on the area between Van Buren and Fort Smith in 1838, was used in the U.S. Senate during the second session of the 25th Congress, where. One bill was proposed to make appropriations for the completion of military roads in Arkansas, including $35,000 to complete the road from Columbia through Little Rock to Fort Gibson. During the same session, Senator Fulton introduced a bill (S. 317) “to authorize the inhabitants of township eight north, range thirty-two west, in the State of Arkansas, to enter a section of land in lieu of the sixteenth section in said township, upon condition that the same is surrendered to the United States for military purposes. In exchange, the new land for the inhabitants outlined in the bill was one section, divided into quarter sections, from the Fayetteville land district.
Physical Description
Map, 12.75" x 8"
Keywords
Roads; Road work zones; Maps
Geographical Area
Van Buren, Crawford County. (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
Map2183
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Map collection
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Map of Crawford County and Van Buren, Map2183, Map collection, 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 501-682-6901 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
Additional Content
Keywords
Roads; Road work zones; Maps
