National Historic Landmark · Arkansas state park · Gillett, Arkansas

Arkansas Post National Memorial

Historic site in Arkansas, United States in Gillett, Arkansas. Built 1686. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1686Listed 1966
Alligator SloughArkansas centennial 1936 U.S. stamp.1Arkansas County - Arkansas Post - 20220720094729Arkansas River at Arkansas Post 001
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Arkansas Post

The Arkansas Post, officially the Arkansas Post National Memorial, was the first European settlement located along the Mississippi River, in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and in the present-day U.S. state of Arkansas. In 1686, Henri de Tonti established it on behalf of Louis XIV of France for the purpose of trading with the Quapaw Nation.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeHistoric district
Address8 mi. SE of Gillett on AR 1 and 169, Gillett vicinity, AR
CountyArkansas County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000198
Built1686
Type of placeArkansas state park, battlefield, battlefield
Visitors per year30,126
Contributing resources6 structures

Visiting

Open to the public
Address8 mi. SE of Gillett on AR 1 and 169, Gillett, AR
Websitenps.gov/arpo ↗
Coordinates34.02092, -91.34847 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitArkansas Post National Memorial · 3 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyPendleton Bend 2 mi · Notrebes Bend Park 3 mi · Wilbur D. Mills 4 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000198. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.