Arkansas is becoming one of the nation s logistics and distribution hubs. Along with its highways, airports and railroads, economic development officials across the state tout the ability to transport goods on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. At the time the system was dedicated by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971, it was the most expensive project in the history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
By the end of November, commercial tonnage on the Arkansas River was up 2.7 percent from the same period in 2021. There were 10.124 million tons that moved through the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The Port of Little Rock handled 385 barges carrying more than 577,000 tons. That was up 22 percent from the same period in 2021.
Any walk to the west takes me across the 1818 Quapaw Treaty line, which is commemorated in Little Rock by several markers, including one on Third Street.
I love watching barges move up and down the Arkansas River. I did just that on a recent Sunday afternoon while sitting in the plush offices of the Little Rock Port Authority. The occasion was a meeting of the Pulaski County Historical Society. I listened to the program, which concerned the history of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, while watching the river flow south toward the Mighty Mississippi.
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