Historical Marker
The Black River
Historical marker location:
705 Bettis St, Pocahontas, Arkansas
( Marker is at the intersection of Bettis Street (U.S. 62/67) and Pope Street, on the right when traveling south on Bettis Street.)
Arkansas was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, which was the largest land acquisition in U.S. history, and the state was later admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836.