Arkansas Post National Memorial

Contact Information:
Arkansas Post National Memorial
1741 Old Post Road
Gillett, AR 72055
870-548-2207
http://www.nps.gov/arpo/

Size: 758 acres

Visitation: 37,565 (2003)

Location: The Arkansas Post National Memorial is located on AR 169, 7 miles south of Gillett via US 165, and 20 miles northeast of Dumas via US 165. 

Description: The park commemorates the first permanent French settlement in the Lower Mississippi Valley, founded in 1686. Often called the "Birthplace of Arkansas," the post was the site of French and Spanish forts and trading stations, the scene of a skirmish in the wake of the Revolutionary War, a territorial capital, a thriving river port, and a battleground during the Civil War.

Arkansas Post National Memorial courtesy of the National Park Service

Operating Hours: The Arkansas Post National Memorial grounds are open daily: 8:00 a.m. to dark. The visitor center is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The visitor center is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

History: Named a state park in 1929; transferred to federal control and designated a national memorial in 1964. 

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