Arkansas-Quadricentennial Plaza-Jamestown Settlement - VA
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In 1673, Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet visited the Arkansas region. After La Salle claimed it for France in 1682, colonization began.
Waymark Code: WM13DEB
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2020
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Arkansas-Quadricentennial Plaza— Jamestown Settlement —
Capital-Little Rock
In 1673, Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet visited the Arkansas region. After La Salle claimed it for France in 1682, colonization began. The first settlement was established in 1686 by Henri de Tonti. Although France ceded the area to Spain after the French and Indian War, Spain returned it to France in 1800. In 1803, the United States acquired the area from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase. The Arkansas Territory was established in 1819, and statehood was granted in 1836.
1541-Explored by Hernando de Soto for Spain
1686-Permanently settled by the French
1836-Admitted to the Union as the 25th state.
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