At this site on the southern tip of Crowley's Ridge, Indians of the Hopewell Culture lived about 500 B.C. Evidences of their settlement still remain in mounds nearby. In 1541, when Hernando De Soto crossed the river near here, he found the Casqui and Pacahe Indians and held the first Christian service west of the Mississippi River. In 1673 Marquette and Joliet visited here during their exploration. The city was laid out in 1870 and incorporated in 1856. On July 4, 1863 in the Battle of Helena Union forces repulsed a Confederate attempt to retake the city. Seven Confederate generals came from Phillips County.
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