Arkansas Post National Memorial, Gillett, AR3

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Arkansas Post National Memorial, Gillett, AR3
Arkansas Post National Memorial, Gillett, AR3

A National Historic Landmark. (www.nps.gov/nhl/find/statelists/ar/AR.pdf)

**Arkansas Post National Memorial** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000198, date listed 19661015

8 mi. SE of Gillett on AR 1 and 169

Arkansas Post served for almost two hundred years as a strategic outpost for three nations seeking control of America's interior: France, Spain and the United States. Established first as a post for trading with Quapaws and other Native Americans and used successively as a military stronghold, a frontier settlement, and a territorial capital, Arkansas Post was primarily a frontier institution. It developed into an American town that played an important part in the early history of Arkansas. Arkansas Post was the scene of a Civil War battle in January 1863. Though almost no traces of the Colonial or Early American settlements remain above ground, a rich and diverse archeological record is present.

The civilian village of Arkansas Post, occupied since the 1750s, had grown into a town of about 30 houses by the last decade of the 18th century. Grouped along two main streets, the houses were of a French architectural style, with high-gabled, shingled roofs, tall chimneys, and wide galleries. (1)

References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NHLS/Text/66000198.pdf

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