August 4, 1874

Sandy Faulkner, an iconic individual from Arkansas’s early history who was largely responsible for the story of the “Arkansas Traveler,” died at his home in Little Rock (Pulaski County). His eight pallbearers included former governors Henry Rector and Harris Flanagin and future governor Thomas Churchill, as well as other prominent politicians and community leaders. In 1873, the General Assembly had named the sixty-ninth county of the state (one of nine created that year) Faulkner County in his honor. A marker was placed at Faulkner’s grave by the Pulaski County Historical Society in 1954 and was dedicated on January 23, 1955. Although he never held elective office, his political and economic activity made a significant contribution to the development of the young state.