Desha County Seat

Historical marker location:

Watson, Arkansas

( Marker is at the intersection of Arkansas Route 1 and Front Street, on the right when traveling east on State Route 1.)

Marker installed: 1976

1874 - 1880.

Arkansas has a rich Native American history, with numerous tribes including the Caddo, Osage, and Quapaw living in the region for thousands of years before European settlement. The Trail of Tears, which was the forced relocation of Native American tribes from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma, also passed through Arkansas.