March 31, 1820

The Comet, which was the first steamboat ever to navigate the Arkansas River, reached Arkansas Post (Arkansas County). This was quite a feat, given the Arkansas River’s propensity to vary from above flood stage to merely a trickle in the days before modern lock-and-dam systems.

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