Franklin County, Arkansas
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| + | In 1813, Arkansas County was created in the Missouri Territory. In 1815, Arkansas County was divided into two parts, the upper part called Lawrence County and the lower retaining the name Arkansas County. The dividing line was the Arkansas River. So what is today Franklin County straddled both Lawrence and Arkansas, half in each. | ||
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| + | In 1817 the Cherokee Reservation, also called the Cherokee Tract was established. It covered part of what is today the Northern part of Franklin County. In 1818, the southern part of what is today Franklin County, was part of Pulaski County. In 1820 it became part of Crawford County. | ||
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| + | In 1828 the Cherokee Tract was abolished, they being given lands further west in what is today Oklahoma. At this point, everything that is today Franklin County, was within Crawford County. | ||
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Franklin County, Arkansas was formed December 1837 by an act of the State Legislature, out of the Eastern half of Crawford County. | Franklin County, Arkansas was formed December 1837 by an act of the State Legislature, out of the Eastern half of Crawford County. | ||
