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Photo Left:  Jackson Military Road cut exiting Washington, Arkansas, to the North East (2005)

This web site is intended to provide an information sharing data base for individuals and organizations who have specific interest in the route and history of the Southwest Trail through Arkansas in the early 19th century with particular reference to the Jackson Military Road of 1831.

Highlighted pages are Under Construction. 

Note:  This is an outline of the web site's pages.

I. Contents

II. News

    A. News Articles

    B. News Photos

    C. Press Releases

        1. Gerstaeker

        2. Arkansas Chapter Trail of Tears

        3. Arkansas Trail of Tears Article (Akridge, S.)

    D. Schedules

    E. Idea Exchange   

        1. National Historic Trail Requirements

        2. Arkansas Scenic Byways

III. Mapping

    A. Colonial

        1. Carte de la Louisiane, 1744

        2. Map of Louisiana, 1757

        3. Arrowsmith, 1795

    B. Territorial

        1. Bmi. Lafon, 1806

        2. Nichs. King, 1806

        3. Arrowsmith, 1810

        4. Carey, 1814

        5. Darby, 1816

        6. Darby, 1818

        7. Melish, 1823

        8. Bradley, 1825

        9. Holmes, 1833

    C. Early Statehood

        1. GLOs

            a. Glo: 10N6W

        2. Maps

            a. Gatriot, 1837 (State Papers)

            b. Gatriot, 1837 (Defenses of . . .)

            c. Hubert, 1840

            d. Shall’s Colton, 1854

            e. Couzens, 1861

    D. Existing Monuments

    E. Feature Coordinates

    F. Recent Maps

    G. The Matrix: "Why the Military Road"

    H. Townships of Interest (with Township Map)

    I. Jackson Military Road with Modern Map Relationship

    IV. Research

        A. Chronology

        B. Photo Gallery

        C. Native American Context

            1. Prehistoric

                a.  G. Akridge Article

            3. Choctaw

            4. Caddo

            5. Osage

            6. Trade Routes

            7. Trail of Tears

    D. Place Names

    E. County Articles

            1. Arkansas Articles

                a. Randolph       

                b. Lawrence

                c. Independence

                d. White

                e. Lonoke

                f. Pulaski

                g. Saline

                h. Hot Springs

                i. Clark

                j. Pike

                k. Nevada

                l. Hempstead

                m. Sevier

                n. Little River

                o. Miller

                p. General Articles

        2. Missouri Articles

                a. Ripley

        3. Texas Articles

        4. General: Jackson Military Road Legislation

    F. Bibliography

    G. Links

    H. Journals

            1. Bell

            2. Featherstonaugh

            3. Meetch

            4. Moores

    I. Definitions and Limitations

    J. Ferry Traffic

    K. Pioneers and Settlers

            1. "Just Passing Through"

            2. Pioneers and Settlers

    L. African American Context

    M. National Historic Register (List and Photos)

    V. Culture

VI. Lesson Plans

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