Helena, AR

Headnote
HELENA, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Philips co., Ark., 122 ms. E. of Little Rock ; from W. 1,011 ms. Watered by Mississippi river. Pop. 614. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Phillips County, AR

Helena, Arkansas (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HELENA, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Philips co., Ark., 122 ms. E. of Little Rock ; from W. 1,011 ms. Watered by Mississippi river. Pop. 614.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 154.
Date Type
At the port town of Helena, Arkansas, defenders inflict heavy losses on a Confederate assault Battles/Soldiers
On the Mississippi, near Memphis, the Steamboat "Sultana" explodes and up to 1,800 passengers and crew die Crime/Disasters
Seventy-five people die in a steamboat collision near Helena, Arkansas Crime/Disasters
Burial Place of
Date Title
- William Elisha Stoker to Elizabeth E. Stoker, September 7-8, 1862
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