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Arkansas County encompassed most of eastern Arkansas in 1813, when it
was named a county by the Territorial Legislature of Missouri after an
American Indian settlement, the Arkansas. Within its borders area the
White and Arkansas rivers. Its land is used for agriculture and the first
settlement was the French establishment of Arkansas Post in 1686. In 1819,
the Post was named the new seat of government for Arkansas and remained
there until 1821. The first newspaper in Arkansas, The Arkansas Gazette,
was printed by William Woodruff in 1819. The first county seat was at
Arkansas Post, but was moved to DeWitt in 1855.
- from The Department of Arkansas
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