Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for September 28, 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. ChatGPT has collected this data.
1850 — Congress enacted the Swamp Land Act. The law, approved September 28, 1850, granted Arkansas federally owned swamp and overflowed lands considered unfit for cultivation, with proceeds intended for levees, drainage and reclamation. The act later affected enormous areas of Arkansas and became the basis for decades of land-title disputes.
1842 — Steamboat Houma sank. The vessel struck a snag and sank in the Red River at Fulton in Hempstead County on September 28…