When Arkansas went to war in 1861, Lycurgus and Lydia Johnson and their family stayed with their home at Lakeport. By 1862, U.S. gunboats were common on the Mississippi River, and on Sept. 6, 1862, Confederate troops burned 158 bales of cotton at Lakeport to prevent its seizure. Union raids targeted plantations such as Lakeport in 1863 and 1864, and the Johnsons claimed losses of 200 cattle, 8 mules and 2 horses, leaving "one mule...to haul wood for the children." The family's slaves also sought

Charles Lindbergh’s first night flight took place in Lake Village, Arkansas. When you visit Lake Chicot State Park, stop on Highway 159 in Lake Village to see the obelisk that marks that flight. Lindbergh also made a stop in Little Rock and circled Fort Smith, Van Buren, and Booneville (all mentioned in this video). Lindbergh had a complicated life that’s still debated and discussed. Documentaries and books explore those topics, but in this video we’re only touching on the role that Arkansas pla

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