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[[Clark County, Arkansas Genealogy|Clark]] {{•}} [[Dallas County, Arkansas Genealogy|Dallas]] {{•}} [[Garland County, Arkansas Genealogy|Garland]] {{•}} [[Grant County, Arkansas Genealogy|Grant]] {{•}} [[Montgomery County, Arkansas Genealogy|Montgomery]] {{•}} [[Saline County, Arkansas Genealogy|Saline]] | [[Clark County, Arkansas Genealogy|Clark]] {{•}} [[Dallas County, Arkansas Genealogy|Dallas]] {{•}} [[Garland County, Arkansas Genealogy|Garland]] {{•}} [[Grant County, Arkansas Genealogy|Grant]] {{•}} [[Montgomery County, Arkansas Genealogy|Montgomery]] {{•}} [[Saline County, Arkansas Genealogy|Saline]] | ||
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==== History Timeline ==== | |||
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Hot Spring County page on the website, [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/ The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]. <ref>Jennifer Atkins-Gordeeva, ''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture,'' (http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=774&type=Category&item=Counties&parent=Counties%2c+Cities%2c+and+Towns&grandparent= : accessed January 13, 2016), “Hot Spring County.”</ref> | |||
*1818 - The Quapaw tribe ceded control of the lands surrounding the forty-three hot springs to the United States. | |||
*1829 November 2 - Hot Spring County was established by an act of the territorial legislature with land taken from Clark County. | |||
*1865 (and after) - Hot Springs thrived after the Civil War, unlike many other Arkansas towns. | |||
*1850s-1870s - River transportation was becoming less important as the railroad moved west. | |||
*1879 October 15 - The popularity of river travel yielded to the efficiency of rail, and fast-growing Malvern officially replaced neighboring Rockport as the county seat. | |||
*1945 - World War II brought an unprecedented demand for the barite found in Hot Spring County—the solid deposits of barite were useful in oil-well drilling. Following the war, various industries were established in the county. | |||
== Genealogy Resources == | == Genealogy Resources == | ||