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Field Notes, Newsletter of the Arkansas Archeological Society, 2024
A red ocher pictograph on Petit Jean Mountain in west central Arkansas appears to depict a Spanis... more A red ocher pictograph on Petit Jean Mountain in west central Arkansas appears to depict a Spanish ship of the European contact era. Due to the absence of records documenting a Spanish seagoing vessel in the area and the high probability that the de Soto entrada passed nearby, the painting may have been produced in the 1540s by one of the enslaved Native Americans de Soto captured in Florida at the outset of the expedition, one who saw Spanish ships and may have been pressed into service unloading them.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
As established in 1923, Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas had no infrastructure, no management ov... more As established in 1923, Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas had no infrastructure, no management oversight, no appropriations to fund it, and not even a decent road to access it. Yet its first ten years were marked by expansion, scientific inquiry, and visitation by people from Arkansas and all over the country.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
On March 1, 2023, Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas's original state park, celebrated its centennia... more On March 1, 2023, Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas's original state park, celebrated its centennial. Getting a park designated by the state government was no easy task, but country doctor T. W. Hardison and his associates were up to it.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
Petit Jean's Grave, a popular destination within Arkansas's Petit Jean State Park, is the latest ... more Petit Jean's Grave, a popular destination within Arkansas's Petit Jean State Park, is the latest in a number of supposed resting sites for the legendary little French girl who dressed as a cabin boy to accompany her sailor sweetheart to America.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
Petit Jean Mountain in 1914 was profoundly different from the resort the public enjoys in 2023. ... more Petit Jean Mountain in 1914 was profoundly different from the resort the public enjoys in 2023. This third article in a series celebrating the Petit Jean State Park centennial presents documentary evidence of an earlier time as published in the Arkansas Gazette November 22, 1914.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
Second in a series celebrating centennial of Arkansas's Petit Jean State Park, this article disc... more Second in a series celebrating centennial of Arkansas's Petit Jean State Park, this article discusses the tree ring dating project which determined that the park's display log cabin was built no earlier than 1857, a fact that upsets the traditional story of the cabin's construction.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
This first article in a series celebrating the Petit Jean State Park Centennial (1923-2023) discu... more This first article in a series celebrating the Petit Jean State Park Centennial (1923-2023) discusses the history of rock art research in the park.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, Perry County Edition, 2022
An ancient aboriginal pictograph site on Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas, was documented in 1980 an... more An ancient aboriginal pictograph site on Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas, was documented in 1980 and added to the National Register of Historic Places, but its location was forgotten. Rediscovered and renamed 27 years later, the rock shelter features 37 pictographs as well as stone artifacts and a natural pigment source.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2021
The year 2021 marks the centennial of the effort to establish Petit Jean National Park in Arkansa... more The year 2021 marks the centennial of the effort to establish Petit Jean National Park in Arkansas, a movement that led to the founding of the Arkansas State Park System in 1923.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2020
This year, 2020, marks the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Camp Petit Jean on Petit... more This year, 2020, marks the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Camp Petit Jean on Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas, by the Young Men's Christian Association. Though it only lasted 20 years, the camp left an indelible mark on the Mountain and Community.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
On March 25, 1959, a T-33A with two Air Force officers on board crashed near Houston, Arkansas, i... more On March 25, 1959, a T-33A with two Air Force officers on board crashed near Houston, Arkansas, in a thunderstorm, killing both airmen. It was the third Air Force class A accident in five years within ten nautical miles of Morrilton. This article describes that accident, and is based upon the official Air Force investigation board report.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2017
Rock House Cave on Petit Jean Mountain is the largest known prehistoric art gallery in Arkansas, ... more Rock House Cave on Petit Jean Mountain is the largest known prehistoric art gallery in Arkansas, boasting more than 200 paintings and engravings made by Native American artists over hundreds or thousands of years. It is the only state-administered rock art viewing site in Arkansas, and its paintings are under threat of destruction by vandalism.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the... more Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the history of Cherokee people in Arkansas in the early 19th Century. This four-part series explores the creek's witness to significant events.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the... more Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the history of Cherokee people in Arkansas in the early 19th Century. This four-part series explores the creek's witness to significant events.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, Oct 16, 2019
Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the... more Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the history of Cherokee people in Arkansas in the early 19th Century. This four-part series explores the creek's witness to significant events.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the... more Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the history of Cherokee people in Arkansas in the early 19th Century. This four-part series explores the creek's witness to significant events.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Field Notes, Newsletter of the Arkansas Archeological Society, 2024
A red ocher pictograph on Petit Jean Mountain in west central Arkansas appears to depict a Spanis... more A red ocher pictograph on Petit Jean Mountain in west central Arkansas appears to depict a Spanish ship of the European contact era. Due to the absence of records documenting a Spanish seagoing vessel in the area and the high probability that the de Soto entrada passed nearby, the painting may have been produced in the 1540s by one of the enslaved Native Americans de Soto captured in Florida at the outset of the expedition, one who saw Spanish ships and may have been pressed into service unloading them.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
As established in 1923, Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas had no infrastructure, no management ov... more As established in 1923, Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas had no infrastructure, no management oversight, no appropriations to fund it, and not even a decent road to access it. Yet its first ten years were marked by expansion, scientific inquiry, and visitation by people from Arkansas and all over the country.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
On March 1, 2023, Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas's original state park, celebrated its centennia... more On March 1, 2023, Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas's original state park, celebrated its centennial. Getting a park designated by the state government was no easy task, but country doctor T. W. Hardison and his associates were up to it.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
Petit Jean's Grave, a popular destination within Arkansas's Petit Jean State Park, is the latest ... more Petit Jean's Grave, a popular destination within Arkansas's Petit Jean State Park, is the latest in a number of supposed resting sites for the legendary little French girl who dressed as a cabin boy to accompany her sailor sweetheart to America.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
Petit Jean Mountain in 1914 was profoundly different from the resort the public enjoys in 2023. ... more Petit Jean Mountain in 1914 was profoundly different from the resort the public enjoys in 2023. This third article in a series celebrating the Petit Jean State Park centennial presents documentary evidence of an earlier time as published in the Arkansas Gazette November 22, 1914.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
Second in a series celebrating centennial of Arkansas's Petit Jean State Park, this article disc... more Second in a series celebrating centennial of Arkansas's Petit Jean State Park, this article discusses the tree ring dating project which determined that the park's display log cabin was built no earlier than 1857, a fact that upsets the traditional story of the cabin's construction.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2023
This first article in a series celebrating the Petit Jean State Park Centennial (1923-2023) discu... more This first article in a series celebrating the Petit Jean State Park Centennial (1923-2023) discusses the history of rock art research in the park.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, Perry County Edition, 2022
An ancient aboriginal pictograph site on Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas, was documented in 1980 an... more An ancient aboriginal pictograph site on Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas, was documented in 1980 and added to the National Register of Historic Places, but its location was forgotten. Rediscovered and renamed 27 years later, the rock shelter features 37 pictographs as well as stone artifacts and a natural pigment source.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2021
The year 2021 marks the centennial of the effort to establish Petit Jean National Park in Arkansa... more The year 2021 marks the centennial of the effort to establish Petit Jean National Park in Arkansas, a movement that led to the founding of the Arkansas State Park System in 1923.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2020
This year, 2020, marks the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Camp Petit Jean on Petit... more This year, 2020, marks the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Camp Petit Jean on Petit Jean Mountain, Arkansas, by the Young Men's Christian Association. Though it only lasted 20 years, the camp left an indelible mark on the Mountain and Community.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
On March 25, 1959, a T-33A with two Air Force officers on board crashed near Houston, Arkansas, i... more On March 25, 1959, a T-33A with two Air Force officers on board crashed near Houston, Arkansas, in a thunderstorm, killing both airmen. It was the third Air Force class A accident in five years within ten nautical miles of Morrilton. This article describes that accident, and is based upon the official Air Force investigation board report.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2017
Rock House Cave on Petit Jean Mountain is the largest known prehistoric art gallery in Arkansas, ... more Rock House Cave on Petit Jean Mountain is the largest known prehistoric art gallery in Arkansas, boasting more than 200 paintings and engravings made by Native American artists over hundreds or thousands of years. It is the only state-administered rock art viewing site in Arkansas, and its paintings are under threat of destruction by vandalism.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the... more Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the history of Cherokee people in Arkansas in the early 19th Century. This four-part series explores the creek's witness to significant events.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the... more Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the history of Cherokee people in Arkansas in the early 19th Century. This four-part series explores the creek's witness to significant events.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, Oct 16, 2019
Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the... more Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the history of Cherokee people in Arkansas in the early 19th Century. This four-part series explores the creek's witness to significant events.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the... more Point Remove Creek is a water feature in Conway County, Arkansas, that figured prominently in the history of Cherokee people in Arkansas in the early 19th Century. This four-part series explores the creek's witness to significant events.
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019
Petit Jean Country Headlight, 2019