Arkansas River Erosion

Arkansas River erosion at Pine Bluff (Jefferson County), causing several houses to be lost; circa 1897.

Large number of people standing on riverbank

Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

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Time Period

Post-Reconstruction through the Gilded Age (1875 - 1900)

Category

Cities and Towns / Counties, Cities, and Towns / Jefferson

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