Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for June 15, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information comes from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, an online publication. ChatGPH has collected this data.
On June 15, 1836, Arkansas entered the Union as the 25th state. James Sevier Conway was the first governor. Little Rock was the state capital. The estimated state population was 52,240, including 9,838 slaves.
On June 15, 1839, the Cane Hill Murders occurred in Washington County, where William Carter Wright and four children were killed; the case led to a vigilante “trial” and lynchings…