Pine Bluff in Jefferson County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Joseph Bonne Cabin

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 10, 2010

1. Joseph Bonne Cabin Marker

Inscription. In 1818 a French trapper, Joseph Bonne landed on the south bank of the Arkansas River with his dog and gun near the location of the original Jefferson County Courthouse. Driven to this high bluff after flood waters had threatened his homesite at Arkansas Post, Bonne and his family erected a cabin and became one of the first white settlers in the region which has become Pine Bluff. The Bonne hand-constructed log cabin became the first seat of government, and history reports that Joseph Bonne operated the first tavern in the area.

Erected 1976 by Jefferson County History Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 34° 13.772′ N, 92° 0.315′ W. Marker is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of West Barraque Street and North Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west on West Barraque Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pine Bluff AR 71601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Barraque Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Auguste La noir de Serville (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dedicated to Miss Willie K. Hocker

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(about 500 feet away); Battle of Pine Bluff (about 500 feet away); Saenger Theatre (about 600 feet away); A Memorial to the War that United the North and South (about 700 feet away); Jefferson County First Court House (about 700 feet away); Saint Andrew's — A Black Episcopal Mission (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pine Bluff.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 10, 2010

2. Joseph Bonne Cabin Marker

Looking East on West Barraque Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,747 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.