Desha County Seat 1874 - 1880 - Watson, AR
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N 33° 53.713 W 091° 15.404
15S E 661193 N 3751905
Marker is at the intersection of Arkansas Route 1 and Front Street, and notes the 6 year period when Watson was the county seat, after the Town of Napoleon was destroyed.
Waymark Code: WMWHHB
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2017
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Marker text:
Watson became the county seat of Desha County after Napoleon was abandoned to the Mississippi River. Lewis W. Watson donated the land and built the courthouse near this site. The county seat was moved to Arkansas City in 1880. Watson remained the site of the courts of the Watson District until moved to Dumas in 1891.
History of Marker:
Erected in 1976 by Desha County Historical Society as part of the American Revolution Bicentennial.
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