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===19th century=== In early 1857, the [[Baker–Fancher party|Baker–Fancher wagon train]] assembled at Beller's Stand, south of Harrison. On September 11, 1857, approximately 120 members of this wagon train were murdered near [[Mountain Meadows massacre|Mountain Meadows]], [[Utah Territory]], by a local [[Mormons|Mormon]] militia and members of the [[Southern Paiute|Paiute]] Indian tribe. In 1955, a monument to memorialize the victims of the massacre was placed on the Harrison town square.<ref>{{citation |url=http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.com/ |title=Mountain Meadows Massacre |publisher=Mountain Meadows Massacre.com |access-date=January 16, 2011 }}</ref> Boone County was organized in 1869, during [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]] after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Harrison was [[plat]]ted and made the county seat. It is named after Marcus LaRue Harrison, a [[Union Army|Union]] officer who surveyed and platted the town. The town of Harrison was incorporated on March 1, 1876.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Harrison-Arkansas.html |title=Harrison, AR |publisher=citydata.com |access-date=January 16, 2011 }}</ref>
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