Sarasin's Tombstone

The tombstone of Quapaw leader Sarasin (also spelled “Saracen,” “Sarasen,” or “Sarrasin”) at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Pine Bluff (Jefferson County); circa 1975.

Grave marker bearing the inscription "Sarasen, Chief of the Quapaws, Died 1832, Age 97 Years, Friend of the Missionaries, Rescuer of Captive Children"

Courtesy of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System

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