Napoleon, Arkansas Ordinances

Collection

Identifier: MS N16

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Scope and Content Note

Reports, resolutions, and ordinances adopted by the town council, February 6, 1841 to February 4, 1843.

Dates

1841-1843

Creator

Sailor, Vance Laird, 1894-1984 (Collector, Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Access restrictions apply: Originals are restricted for preservation reasons; access copies should be used when possible.

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Napoleon, Arkansas was founded in the 1830s at the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi River. The town was the county seat of Desha County, Arkansas and was a wealthy port town. A cutoff canal was dug nearby Napoleon in 1863 by the Union to avoid sending ships through Beula Bend, a notorious Confederate ambush point. This canal eroded the banks of the town, making it more prone to flooding and unsafe for habitation. The town was abandoned around 1870 and now lies under the waters of the Mississippi River.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

This is a single item collection.

Acquisition Information

The Napoleon, Arkansas Ordinances were donated to the University of Arkansas Libraries in 1935 by Vance L. Sailor of St. Louis, Missouri through David Yancey Thomas of Fayetteville, Arkansas.