Neat name for a town.
The Baseline-Meridian Chapter, United Daughters of 1812 and the Arkansas General Society War of 1812 recently marked the graves of two War of 1812 veterans in Arkadelphia.
Assisted by the Sons of the American revolution and the Clark County Historical Association, permission was obtained to mark the graves of Solomon Spence Sr., buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, and John Browning, buried on private land at the Bozeman Cemetery.
Many War of 1812 veterans settled in Arkansas due to receiving Bounty Land for their service.
Over 6,000 Federal Bounty Land Grants were allotted in Arkansas and although most did not claim the land, or sold it, it is estimated some 15% of the veterans did.
The Arkansas Society U.S.D. 1812 has been searching for the grave sites of War of 1812 veterans buried in Arkansas since 1908.
--Brock-Perry
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