Columbia, Arkansas

[3] Columbia, which lay roughly opposite Greenville, Mississippi,[4] was the county seat of Chicot from 1833 until 1855.

After accumulating over a million dollars in investments, the bank failed in 1842, created widespread financial difficulties.

[5] The outlaw band of John Murrell was said to spend time in the settlement, helping earn the port a rough reputation.

On January 6, 1853, the J. Wilson exploded shortly after departing Columbia, resulting in dozens of deaths.

[7] The settlement was "burned in retaliation" for attacks on U.S. Navy gunboats during the American Civil War.