In 1856, congressman preston brooks of south carolina, on the floor of the u. s. senate, almost beat senator of massachusetts to death. thaddeus stevens john c. calhoun charles sumner zachary taylor william graham sumner

The native americans, spanish, french and americans all name places in our state. the word “arkansas” came from the quapaw indians, by way of early french explorers. at the time of the early french exploration, a tribe of indians, the quapaws, lived west of the mississippi and north of the arkansas river.