Cadron Settlement Park
Cadron Settlement Park | |
 Cadron Settlement Park in 2016 | |
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| Location | Conway, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°6′26″N 92°32′44″W / 35.10722°N 92.54556°W |
| Area | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000475[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1974 |
Cadron Settlement Park (archaically Cadron) is a 150-acre (61 ha) public park located in Conway, Arkansas. It is operated by the city of Conway under a lease from the Corps of Engineers. The public park was established on October 14, 1979, and features a reconstructed blockhouse, boat launch, hiking trails, restrooms, picnic areas, pavilion, handicapped trails and parking areas, and interpretive signs. The Faulkner County Historical Society hosts public events in the blockhouse.[2]
History
[edit]Between 700 and 800 Native Americans stopped here during their removal to Indian Territory in a movement known as the Trail of Tears.[3] They were from several different tribes including Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole. An early group of Cherokee were stranded here for approximately 16 days when they were hit with an outbreak of cholera.[4] Led by Lieutenant Joseph Whipple Harris, also stricken with cholera, the group buried their dead and continued by land. Lt. Harris recorded in his journal that 81 people died before the end of their journey.[5] In 1991, the Faulkner County Historical Society identified 44 Native American graves, and 36 more graves that could not be definitively identified as Native American.[6]
See also
[edit]- Butterfield Overland Mail in Arkansas and Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Faulkner County, Arkansas
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Cadron Blockhouse". Faulkner Historical Society. August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. August 1, 1838.
- ^ "Tragedy of Early Removal". National Park Service. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ Harris, Joseph W (1834). "Journal of Lt. J. W. Harris, 1834". Arkansas History Commission. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "Cadron". Faulkner County Historical Society. FCHS. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Cadron Settlement Park at Wikimedia Commons- Cadron Settlement at Encyclopedia of Arkansas
- Cadron Settlement Park at Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
- Butterfield Overland Mail stations
- 1979 establishments in Arkansas
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Arkansas Heritage Trails System
- Buildings and structures on the Arkansas River
- Former county seats in Arkansas
- Former populated places in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Faulkner County, Arkansas
- Open-air museums in Arkansas
- Parks in Conway, Arkansas
- Pre-statehood history of Arkansas
- Protected areas established in 1979
- Trading posts in the United States
- Trail of Tears