Arkansas Ties ... A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, and a Whole Lot of Arkansas

Arkansas River Port Historical Marker Arkansas City, Desha County, Arkansas   Arkansas City River Port 1873 - 1927 Between the years of 1873 and 1927, Arkansas City had one of the most important ports on the Mississippi River. Before being an established port, a steamboat landing was located at this site as early as 1834. This port was also known as the Kate Adams Port because of the many landings made here by the steamboat "Kate Adams." The port channel became no longer navigable to the many paddlewheel boats and other watercraft following the Great Flood of 1927 when the river changed its course. Arkansas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986