In 1818, the the Quapaw people signed a treaty relinquishing 30 million acres in present-day Arkansas. In 1824, the Quapaw would be forced to cede their remaining million-acre reservation.
The line, which still appears on USGS maps as "Old Indian Treaty Boundary," begins at the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock.
In June 2017, I walked the Quapaw Line south through Little Rock.
In 1818, the the Quapaw people signed a treaty relinquishing 30 million acres in present-day Arkansas. In 1824, the Quapaw would be forced to cede their remaining million-acre reservation.
The line, which still appears on USGS maps as "Old Indian Treaty Boundary," begins at the Arkansas River in downtown Little Rock.
In June 2017, I walked the Quapaw Line south through Little Rock.