Judge Isaac C. Parker

This week's Record of the Week is a land patent from September 1, 1874, which conveyed a modest 13.06 acres to Isaac C. Parker. Avid readers of the ROTW may remember Parker from our 2018 story on Fort Smith, Arkansas. Read more on ArcGIS Story Maps.

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The site also hosts images of survey plats and field notes, land status records, and control document index records, and is one of the most visited websites in the Department of the Interior. Visit glorecords.blm.gov for more information.

This patent shows Parker purchased the land under the Land Act of 1820.