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Named for Robert Crittenden, the first secretary of the
Arkansas Territory in 1825. Crittenden County features rich agricultural
lands. The first white settler to arrive in the area was from Holland. He
settled at Foy's Point across from present-day Memphis around 1802. The
town of Hopefield was settled around 1804 and later renamed West Memphis.
The county seat is at Marion.
- from the website of The Department of
Arkansas Heritage
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