Department
Chemistry
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2019
Abstract
French place names are common in Arkansas, especially in south Arkansas, where after the French explorers left, French trappers and settlers from Canada moved in. Some of those names remain unchanged from the original French. General usage and English speaking settlers modified others. Clark County was one of five counties established in the Arkansas Territory. Its boundaries changed five times before reaching its present form in 1877. This article explores French place names in today’s Clark County and in the original Clark County formed in 1818.
Publication Title
Clark County Historical Journal
Recommended Citation
Jeffers, Joe, "French Place Names in Clark County, Arkansas" (2019). Articles. 254.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/articles/254
Comments
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