Hopefield, Arkansas

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Hopefield was a small community on the Mississippi River in Crittenden County, Arkansas. [1] Its location is near or included within the current limits of the city of West Memphis, Arkansas. [2] [3] It was a ferry crossing point to Memphis, Tennessee, [2] and was served by an east-west rail line built by the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad that eventually became a mainline of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. [4] [5] During the American Civil War General Stephen Hurlbut had the town burned to combat rebel activity. [2] It was rebuilt, hit by a series of Yellow Fever epidemics, and diminished by erosion. [2] Hopefield Chute, an Ox Bow also called Dacus Lake, and Hopefield Lake are in the area, as well as some remains. [2] G. W. Watson moved there.

History

The area was once known as Camp Esperanza under Spanish rule. [6] In the 1840s there were plans to develop land in the area. [7] Several locations in the area were surveyed and marked. [8]

An 1880 report discusses the area being quarantined with mounted men stationed to patrol it. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Hopefield (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  3. ↑ "West Memphis". Discover Arkansas. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad (M&LR)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association". The Association. February 15, 1911 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Shinn, Josiah Hazen (February 15, 1908). "Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas". Genealogical and Historical Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Court, Arkansas Supreme (February 15, 1918). "Arkansas Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Arkansas, at the ..." Woodruff Print. Company – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Survey, U. S. Coast and Geodetic; Sutcliffe, Walter Draper (February 15, 1934). "First-order Triangulation and Traverse in Arkansas (1927 Datum)". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Association, American Public Health (February 15, 1880). "Public Health Papers and Reports". American Public Health Association. – via Google Books.

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