Cadron Creek Settlement Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas

Lt. Joseph W. Harris, U.S.A. Joseph W. Harris of New Hampshire, received appointment to the military academy at West Point at the age of 17 and graduated in 1825. He was assigned to accompany a group of 750 Cherokees aboard the steamboat Yeatman. They were forced to land at Cadron, April 8, 1834, because of low water. The Indians were stricken with cholera. Lt. Harris also became ill. He retired from the army because of his poor health and died May 18, 1837, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire at age 32. Erected by the Conway Chamber of Commerce. Faulkner County Historical Society in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers October, 1989.

Cherokee Memorial Folloing is a partial list of persons who died and were buried at Cadron. They perished from cholera while being relocated by the army in 1834. Graves were marked with native stones with no inscriptions. Some of the Indians had adopted Christianity and customs of whites. Some had assumed Anglo - Saxon names. Before 1850 it was common for Cherokee children to be unnamed until after their seventh birthday, hence the lack of given names for the children. ___Bird ___Bird's Wife ___Brewer's Child ___Butler Sarah Ch___k Thomas M. Daniel's Child Joseph Dobson's Child William England Mrs. William England Black Foxes' Wife Black Foxes Five Children ___Henson's Child L. Holloway ___Horsefly's Child Charley McDaniel Charley McDaniel's Wife Daniel McDonald's Child Arch McGregs ___Miller's Child ___Morgan ___Morgan's Child Alex M'Toy Alex M'Toy's Child Thigh Nave J. Peckerwood ___Richardson's Wife ___Richardson's Child Dr. Jesse Roberts D. Ross' Child Spencer Shelton's Child Robin Shelton's Wife Robin Shelton's Child Jackson Smith's Child Mariah Spaniard's Child Polly Spaniard's Child Bear Track's Child Will Tucker's Child William Vann William Vann's Three Children ___Water's Child T. Wilson's Child William Wilson's Child John Woodward's Child Ailee ___ There were an additional 36 deaths unidentified. Erected by the Conway Chamber of Commerce. Faulkner County Historical Society In cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. October 1989

Trail of Tears After Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, May 28, 1830, the Government forceably relocated about 60,000 Indians from the southeastern U.S. to what is now Oklahoma. This included the five (5) civilized tribes Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw, and Seminole. When Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1828, he pledged to move the Indians west of the Mississippi River. After removal became law, the government proceeded to relocate the Indians. Some travelled overland and others by water. Many suffered severe hardships. About 14,000 Cherokees were relocated with 4,000 deaths occuring. The grief from their loved one's deaths, the hardships, and deprivations, made their trek westward indeed at "Trail of Tear". Erected by Conway Chamber of Commerce Faulkner County Historical Society in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers October 1989

Cadron Blockhouse The blockhouse is a replica of a structure that was built on this site in the late 18th century. The building was a multiple use structure, but constructed originally for defense purposes. It was used as a trading post, as a residence, and as a public gathering place. When the french trappers and other early settlers were in this area, the Osage Indians occupied the land north of the Arkansas River. When the Osage were on the warpath, the settlers used the blockhouse as a place for refuge. The blockhouse is refereed to in some of the french and spanish journals and other early records. In the early 1800's the John McElmurry Family owned the property and occupied the blockhouse as a residence. The reconstruction was a joint venture of the Conway Chamber of Commerce and the Faulkner County Historical Society in cooperation with the U.S. Corps of Engineers. Dedicated October 14, 1979 Blockhouse construction committee W.E. Bailey Trail of Tears After Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, May 28, 1830, the Government forceably relocated about 60,000 Indians from the southeastern U.S. to what is now Oklahoma. This included the five (5) civilized tribes Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw, and Seminole. When Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1828, he pledged to move the Indians west of the Mississippi River. After removal became law, the government proceeded to relocate the Indians. Some travelled overland and others by water. Many suffered severe hardships. About 14,000 Cherokees were relocated with 4,000 deaths occuring. The grief from their loved one's deaths, the hardships, and deprivations, made their trek westward indeed at "Trail of Tear". Erected by Conway Chamber of Commerce Faulkner County Historical Society in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers October 14, 1989 Blockhouse Construction Committee W.E. Bailey Virgil Conatser Terry James Ruger Mills, Treasurer Guy W. Murphy, Chairman Joe Ponder Carl Bylander Thad Stanton

Rock of Ages Massacre 1814 Last stand of Confederate Troops North of Arkansas River 1865 Camp site of Mann Family October 11, 1904 Father BD Sons Logan, Harry, Fred & Daughter Mary Home of Harry Mann 1951

450th Commemoration De Soto Expedition 1541 - 1991 The Hernando De Soto expedition is believed to have passed near Cadron en route to points west. Some researchers think the expedition crossed the Arkansas River (River of Cayas) near what is now Dardanelle. Erected by Conway Area Chamber of Commerce Faulkner County Historical Society in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. September 1991

Tollantusky Trail & Harris Family Plot

Faulkner County

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