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About Crittenden County

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Explore Crittenden County one town at a time.

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Crittenden County became a county before Arkansas became a state!

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Crittenden was incorporated as the 12th county on October 25, 1825!

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Arkansas became the 25th state in 1836!

Arkansas became a U.S. territory in 1819!

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Crittenden County was explored and settled by Europeans, including the Spanish and later Americans.

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Crittenden County has 611.8 square miles of land!

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In 1812, Crittenden County became part of the Missouri territory

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Greenock was the first county seat of Crittenden County.

Crittenden County has at least 13 named Arkansas state highways passing through it:
Hwy 3, Hwy 38, Hwy 42, Hwy 50, Hwy 77, Hwy 118, Hwy 131, Hwy 147, Hwy 149, Hwy 184, Hwy 191, Hwy 218, and Hwy 816.

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Crittenden County was named after Robert Crittenden in 1825

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