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==History== Arkansas City, since 1879 the county seat of Desha County, was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] by the Chicot County Court on September 12, 1873, being then, and for some years later, in [[Chicot County, Arkansas|Chicot County]]. From 1879, it grew into a thriving [[Inland port|riverport]] for the next forty years. It had a natural harbor for steamboats and two railways, as well as fourteen saloons and three sawmills. An opera house was moved to Arkansas City in 1891. The building was also used as an unofficial "town hall"; at other times it became a ballroom, and citizens danced to music of groups from [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. Until the [[Great Mississippi Flood of 1927|flood of 1927]], Arkansas City was an important commercial and cultural center and one of the most important ports on the [[Mississippi River]]. The flood devastated the settlement. More than 2,000 people had to be rescued. As a result, the riverport closed and made the railroads unnecessary.<ref>[https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/arkansas-city-875/] CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas | Arkansas City (Desha County)</ref>
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