where were you born?
@kristygrl23llc (223)
United States
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@jonas_71ss (174)
• Virgin Islands (U.S.)
11 Nov 06
I was born in the great state of Arkansas and still live here today. Here is a little history for you guys ;-)
Arkansas's Native American population was peaking when the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto reached the state in 1541. There were tens of thousands of people in villages near the Mississippi River and other groups located across the state.
In 1686, Frenchmen established the first European settlement on the Lower Mississippi near the Arkansas River. The area became American soil in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
Lone cabins, then towns began appearing at scattered points along the rivers and Native American trails that were the main wilderness travel routes. Among early settlements were "Cadron", "Batesville" and "Washington", which later became a gathering place for those seeking to free Texas from Mexico.
In 1819, Arkansas became a territory with Arkansas Post as its capital. Two years later, the capital was moved to a central location, the fledgling settlement of Little Rock. In 1836, Arkansas became the 25th state with a population of just over 50,000 and a new Capitol.