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Distinguished Flying Cross Memorial Highway
In April 2024, Arkansas became the first state to designate a section of highway as the Distinguished Flying C...
Scout from Helena to Laconia (May 27–29, 1864)
A Union scouting foray from Helena (Phillips County) to Laconia (Desha County) in late May 1864 resulted in th...
Attack on the Steamboat Empress
Confederate troops opened fire on the unarmed steamboat Empress as it passed Gaines’ Landing in Chicot Count...