Union County -- History Articles     1. "Champagnolle A Pioneer River Town," by Anna H. Cordell in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 16 (Winter 1957): 37-45. Describes the first county seat of Union county, originally named Scarborough's Landing.   2. "The Blacks of Union County," by Annie Laurie Spencer in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 12 (Spring 1953): 225-52. A lengthy account of this early Union county family that includes many details of the area's history, for several Blacks served as local officials before the Civil War.   3. "Lapile: A Pioneer Community," by Mrs. Robert Vaughn Montague Cordell in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 6 (Winter 1947): 275-85. Describes the early 19th century settlers and settlements in Lapile Township in the southeast part of Union county.   4. "Hillsboro's Soldier-Citizen: Horatio Gates Perry Williams," by Arthur R. and Robert B. Buckalew in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 31 (Spring 1972): 36-56. A biographical sketch, with photos, of this Confederate colonel from the small town of Hillsboro in Union county. It focuses upon his service in Mississippi and Arkansas and especially his actions at the Battle of Jenkin's Ferry in 1864 as Union forces withdrew from Camden.   5. "Arkansas' First Oil Refinery," by Annie Laurie Spencer in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 16 (Winter 1957): 335-41. Puts forth a claim, based on oral history and land titles, that a William Brown ran an oil refinery in the eastern part of the county during the Civil War.   6. "The Discovery of Oil in South Arkansas, 1920-1924," by A.R. and R. B. Buckalew in Arkansas Historical Quarterly 33 (Autumn 1974): 105-238. A thorough account, with photos, of the oil boom of the early 1920s and its effects on El Dorado, Smackover, and Norphlet.       Contents