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How Pine Bluff got started
Pine Bluff's beginnings
Pine Bluff was first established on a high bluff of the Arkansas River. Supporting the first pine tress above the mouth of the river, the bluff furnished a safe haven for the settlers from the annual floods of the stream.
Joseph Bonne, who was half French and half Quapaw Indian, is said to have settled on this bluff in 1819. After the Quapaws signed a treaty in 1824, relinquishing their title to all of the lands they claimed in Arkansas, other settlers began to join Bonne on the bluff. Thomas Phillips claimed a half section of land where Pine Bluff is located in 1829. Jefferson County was established by the Territorial Legislature, Nov. 2, 1829 and began functioning as a county April 19, 1830.
At the August 13, 1832 county election, the Pine Bluff was chosen as the county seat. The Quorum Court voted to name the village "Pine Bluff Town" on October 16, 1832. Pine Bluff was first incorporated January 8, 1839, by the order of County Judge Taylor. At the time, the village had about 50 residents. Improved transportation facilities aided in the growth of Pine Bluff during the 1840s and 1850s. More and better steamboats improved river traffic.
Events
Fun events in Pine Bluff
Tour de Bluff is an annual bicycle-themed event produced and managed by Novel T’s. It is made possible through partnerships and sponsorship funding. Pine Bluff is poised to be one of Arkansas’s most exciting city destinations; bicycling should be part of the experience! At the forefront of promoting bicycle environments and activities in the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County area, Tour de Bluff encourages everyone to and experience what is happening now and what is to coming in the near future.
For more information: www.TourDeBluff.com
Learn about interesting Pine Bluff History and people
Featured Pine Bluff Figure
W. Harold Flowers
Harold Flowers had a long, illustrious law career. He is known for the defense of the first African Americans not to be executed upon conviction in the death of a white person.
