Helena in Phillips County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Hernando De Soto
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2012
1. Hernando De Soto Marker
June 18, 1541
Hernando De Soto
Crossed the Mississippi River
near Friar's Point to Aquixo
an Indian Village
south of
Helena, Arkansas
Erected by James Bate Chapter, D.A.R.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 18, 1541.
Location. 34° 31.351′ N, 90° 35.17′ W. Marker is in Helena, Arkansas, in Phillips County. It is on Cherry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 141 Cherry Street, Helena AR 72342, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta, in Crowleys Ridge, in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and in the Quapaw Homeland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. 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: A Union Stronghold in Confederate Arkansas (within shouting distance of this marker); A Great Upheaval (within shouting distance of this marker); Phillips County Goes to War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Helena (within shouting distance of this marker); Helena and The Trail of Tears (within shouting distance of this marker); They Passed This Way
this page online
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2012
2. Hernando De Soto Marker
Marker next to Delta Cultural Center Cherry Street Pavilion.
Left corner.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2012
3. Hernando De Soto Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,585 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 23, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
