Old Town of Napoleon - Kelso, Arkansas
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hoteltwo
N 33° 47.709 W 091° 16.303
15S E 659994 N 3740785
The marker near the Kelso-Ruhwer Fire Station and shows the direction and distance to the ghost town of Napoleon, a former Desha County Seat.
Waymark Code: WMWHH9
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2017
Views: 2
Marker text:
This important river port, county seat of Desha County from 1838 to 1874, was located 24 miles east at the junction of the Arkansas River with the Mississippi. The town was finally abandoned after most of it washed into the Mississippi River.
History of Marker:
Erected in 1959 by Desha County and Arkansas History Commission. Someone has blacked out the 24 mile reference on both sides of the marker to appear to be only 4 miles east.
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