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== History == | == History == | ||
French traders established the Arkansas Post in 1686. This area (known as Upper Louisiana) was ceded to the Spanish in 1763 but was return to the French in 1800. In 1803, it was purchased by the United States. This area was part of the Missouri Territory from 1812 to 1819, when it became a separate territory.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the counties of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 565. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | |||
== Additional Readings == | == Additional Readings == | ||