Index to the Arkansas General Land Office, 1820-1907, Volume One: Covering the Counties of Arkansas, Desha, Chicot, Jefferson and Phillips

Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto blazed the trails of the Arkansas area in 1541, followed by French explorers Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette. In 1682, French explorer La Salle claimed this wilderness in the name of France, naming it Louisiana. There w