FIRST EXPLORATION OF THE OUACHITA
The Spanish Flag was carried by Hernando DeSoto when he
explored the Ouachita Valley in 1541 |
FRENCH TERRITORY
The French flag flew over the Ouachita Valley when France
claimed the Province of Louisiana in 1682 |
SPANISH TERRITORY
The Spanish flag replaced the French in 1769 when the Ouachita
Valley was ceded to King Charles III of Spain |
ENGLISH TERRITORY
The English flag flew over the Ouachita valley in 1763 when
the Treaty of Paris relinquished theTerritory to England.
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FRENCH TERRITORY
Spain won the territory back in 1779 in a battle with English
forces in Baton Rouge, but later ceded the territory to
Napoleon Bonaparte of France, raising the French flag over
the Ouachita valley once again |
UNITED STATES TERRITORY
The Ouachita valley was ceded to France for only 20 days
in 1803 - then the Flag of the 15 United States of America
was raised on April 30, 1803, when the U.S.A. signed the
the Louisiana Purchase with France. |
CIVIL WAR PERIOD
In 1861 , at the beginning of the Civil War Louisiana seceded
from the Union and adopted the Louisiana Flag, which flew
over part of the Ouachita valley for a short period of time.
Civil War Period In 1861, Arkansas seceded from the Union
along with Louisiana, and adopted the flag of the Confederate
States of America, which flew over the Ouachita valley until
1865. |
USA TERRITORY
The flag of the United States of America has proudly flown
over the Ouachita valley since the end of the Civil War
in 1865. |
LOUISIANA TERRITORY
Today. the state flag of Louisiana also flies over the southern
part of the Ouachita valley. |
ARKANSAS TERRITORY
Today, the state flag of Arkansas also flies over the northern
part of the Ouachita valley. |
