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The railroads changed everything in Arkansas. Following the Civil War, as railroads were built across the state, lumber companies began clearing virgin timber. In the Delta, the land left behind was drained and then used to raise cotton, which dominated the Arkansas economy at the time.
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) has announced over $4.2 million in Historic Preservation Restoration Grants and County Courthouse Grants to 41 recipients across the state.
After Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele and his troops captured Little Rock in September 1863, DeValls Bluff served as a vital link in supplying the capital city with troops and materiel.
History proper, or academic history, means archival (primary source) research served with context drawn from existing historiography (historical writing) and new interpretations offered by the researcher/writer.