Chicot County

Close-up portrait photo of an African-American man in suit jacket and dress shirt
Larry Dell Alexander (1953–2021)
Larry Dell Alexander was a visual artist, writer, and Bible teacher best known for his elaborate pen-and-ink d...
Single-story cabin building with stone chimney and flag pole
American Legion Post 127 Building
aka: Wilson Burnett Post 127 American Legion Hut
The American Legion Post 127 Building, located on the northeast cor...
Hand signed print saying "1839 William Ryan twenty five shares" with interest divestment and transfer notes
Arkansas Real Estate Bank
In 1836, the establishment of the Real Estate Bank of Arkansas became the initial act to pass the first state ...
Boeuf River
Flowing from southeastern Arkansas into northeastern Louisiana, the Boeuf River is a shallow stream important ...
Franklin Burgess (1935–2010)
Arkansas native Franklin Burgess earned All-American honors in basketball at Washington State’s Gonzaga Univ...
Multiple-story building with "Chicot County Court House" above the entrance and cars in the parking lot
Chicot County
Chicot County is the southeasternmost county in Arkansas. It is bounded by Louisiana to the south and the Miss...
Multiple-story building with "Chicot County Court House" above the entrance and cars in the parking lot
Chicot County Courthouse
The Chicot County Courthouse is a 1950s–era Art Deco building incorporating many Corporate or Government Mod...
"We learn from the Helena Journal ..." newspaper clipping
Chicot County Lynching of 1836
aka: Bunch (Lynching of)
According to the Arkansas Gazette, an African American identified o...
"What the mob of Chicot County did" newspaper clipping
Chicot County Race War of 1871
aka: Chicot County Massacre
In late 1871, Chicot County was taken over by several hundred Afric...
Operations in Chicot County (June 13–15, 1863)
U.S. Navy warships destroyed the town of Eunice (Chicot County) and the settlement at Gaines’ Landing (Chico...
"Columbia" historical marker sign and house behind it
Columbia (Chicot County)
Columbia, founded during the late territorial period, was a busy settlement located on the western bank of the...
Skirmish at Cypress Bend (February 19, 1863)
The February 19, 1863, skirmish at Cypress Bend near present-day Rohwer (Desha County) was part of a Union exp...
Cypress Bend, Skirmish at (June 20–21, 1863)
Confederate Missourians under Colonel John B. Clark skirmished with Union gunboats at Cypress Bend in southeas...
Brick storefronts and trees on street with flags
Dermott (Chicot County)
Dermott grew from a bayou settlement, which had its beginning in the early 1840s, to a thriving railroad town ...
White man in cap and sunglasses watching white man in cap and sunglasses with crawfish in a shovel
Dermott Crawfish Festival
The Dermott Crawfish Festival is one of the longest continuously running festivals in Arkansas. Every third we...
Newspaper front page "Dermott News"
Dermott News
Dermott (Chicot County) did not have its own newspaper until decades after the community was founded in the 18...
Single story tan brick building with trees
Dr. E. P. McGehee Infirmary
Located in Lake Village (Chicot County), the Dr. E. P. McGehee Infirmary served as a healthcare facility for b...
Green and yellow logo with black and green text
Sam Epstein (1875–1944)
Sam Epstein, a Russian-Jewish immigrant, was a merchant, planter, and civic leader in Lake Village (Chicot Cou...
Single and multistory storefront buildings with signs on town street
Eudora (Chicot County)
The city of Eudora, in the southeastern corner of Arkansas, was built on land rising twenty-five feet above th...
Skirmish at Eudora Church
Conflict along the Mississippi River did not end with the Confederate defeat at the July 1863 Battle of Helena...
Multistory block-shaped orange brick building
Eudora City Hall
The Eudora City Hall, which houses governmental offices for the city of Eudora (Chicot County), is a two-story...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Eunice Expedition
In August 1862, General Samuel Curtis, commander of the Army of the Southwest, dispatched a naval-escorted gro...
"Three Bloody Deeds" newspaper clipping
John Farmer (Lynching of)
On July 19, 1891, an African-American man named John Farmer was lynched in Chicot County for allegedly murderi...
Print of white man violinist on horse dancing partner women children dogs outside cabin door sign "whisky"
Sandford C. "Sandy" Faulkner (1803?–1874)
Sandford C. (Sandy) Faulkner, the namesake of Faulkner County, is an iconic individual from Arkansas’s early...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Skirmish at Gaines' Landing (July 20, 1862)
This Civil War skirmish occurred in relation to strategic considerations of Major General Samuel R. Curtis aft...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Skirmish at Gaines' Landing (June 28, 1863)
Located on the western bank of the Mississippi River in Chicot County, Gaines’ (or Gaines) Landing was a bus...
Skirmish near Gaines' Landing (February 22, 1864)
The Skirmish near Gaines’ Landing, in which Confederate cavalrymen ambushed a detachment of the Mississippi ...
African American woman pointing at a dead African American man on the floor
Margaret “Peggy” Garner (1834?–1858)
Margaret Garner, a Kentucky-born enslaved woman, gained national notoriety for killing one child and attemptin...
Clyde Hart (1934–)
Clyde Hart was one of the nation’s leading track and field coaches. Serving as the head coach at Baylor Univ...
"Negro is lynched in Chicot County" newspaper clipping
Robert Hicks (Lynching of)
In late November 1921, a young African-American man named Robert Hicks was lynched near Lake Village (Chicot C...
"Another Steamboat Disaster" newspaper clipping
J. Wilson [Steamboat]
The J. Wilson was a steamboat that was destroyed when two of its boilers exploded as it left Columbia (Chicot ...
Crowd of Asian-American children stand in rows holding hands over head in field near housing units.
Jerome Relocation Center
The Japanese American relocation site at Jerome (in Drew County and partially in Chicot County) was listed on ...