Arkansas Post National Memorial

A National Park Service memorial at a river confluence where many cultures have met over centuries.

1741 Old Post Road, Gillett, AR 72055 · Gillett, AR

About Arkansas Post National Memorial

Arkansas Post National Memorial sits where two rivers meet and has long been a meeting place for many peoples. The site reflects cooperation, conflict, blending, and variety across its history. Its landscape ranges from prairie grasses and lowland hardwood forests to wetland marshes near the bayous and river. During the Civil War, Confederate forces built a large earthen fort here in 1862 to hold the river junction. The memorial's visitor information covers basic details, directions, things to do, safety, and accessibility.

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