Cadron Settlement Park
{{short description|Archaeological site in Arkansas, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Cadron Settlement Park
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| image = Cadron_Settlement,_2_of_2.jpg
| caption = Cadron Settlement Park in 2016
| location = Conway, Arkansas
| coordinates = {{coord|35|6|26|N|92|32|44|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Arkansas#USA
| area = {{convert|150|acre}}
| refnum = 74000475{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
| added = May 17, 1974
}}
Cadron Settlement Park (archaically Cadron) is a 150-acre (61 ha) public park located in Conway, Arkansas. It is operated by the city of Conway under a lease from the Corps of Engineers. The public park was established on October 14, 1979, and features a reconstructed blockhouse, boat launch, hiking trails, restrooms, picnic areas, pavilion, handicapped trails and parking areas, and interpretive signs. The Faulkner County Historical Society hosts public events in the blockhouse.{{cite web|title=Cadron Blockhouse|date=August 25, 2015 |url=http://faulknerhistory.org/cadron-block-house/|publisher=Faulkner Historical Society|accessdate=August 15, 2016}}
History
Between 700 and 800 Native Americans stopped here during their removal to Indian Territory in a movement known as the Trail of Tears.Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas. August 1, 1838. They were from several different tribes including Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole. An early group of Cherokee were stranded here for approximately 16 days when they were hit with an outbreak of cholera.{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Tragedy of Early Removal |url=https://www.nps.gov/trte/images/TRTE-AR-Water-Route-Cadron-Settlement-Park-exhibit-2.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false |website=National Park Service |location= |publisher= |access-date=January 9, 2025}} Led by Lieutenant Joseph Whipple Harris, also stricken with cholera, the group buried their dead and continued by land. Lt. Harris recorded in his journal that 81 people died before the end of their journey.{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Joseph W |date=1834 |title=Journal of Lt. J. W. Harris, 1834 |url=https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/427391375 |website= |location= |publisher=Arkansas History Commission |access-date=January 9, 2025}} In 1991, the Faulkner County Historical Society identified 44 Native American graves, and 36 more graves that could not be definitively identified as Native American.{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Cadron |url=https://www.faulknerhistory.org/cadron-block-house/ |website=Faulkner County Historical Society |location= |publisher=FCHS |access-date=January 9, 2025}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/cadron-settlement-1107/ Cadron Settlement] at Encyclopedia of Arkansas
- [https://www.arkansas.com/conway/outdoors-nature/cadron-settlement-park Cadron Settlement Park] at Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
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Category:1979 establishments in Arkansas
Category:Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Category:Arkansas Heritage Trails System
Category:Buildings and structures on the Arkansas River
Category:Butterfield Overland Mail stations
Category:Former county seats in Arkansas
Category:Former populated places in Arkansas
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Faulkner County, Arkansas
Category:Open-air museums in Arkansas
Category:Parks in Conway, Arkansas
Category:Pre-statehood history of Arkansas
Category:Protected areas established in 1979