Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for February 3, 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.
1793 — A Spanish river-fleet commander reached Arkansas Post and recorded what he saw. Captain Pedro Andrés Rousseau, commander of the Spanish river fleet, arrived at Arkansas Post aboard La Flecha on February 3, 1793, and described the settlement’s houses and street layout—one of the clearer “snapshot” descriptions of the Post during Spanish control.
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