Located at the confluence of two rivers, Arkansas Post has served as a gathering place for many cultures throughout human history - it represents cultural cooperation, conflict, synthesis, and diversity.

Arkansas Post National Monument

The Alligator Slough footbridge

During the Civil War, Confederate troops tried to maintain tactical control of the confluence of the Arkansas and White Rivers, and in 1862 they constructed a massive earthen fortification known as Fort Hindman at the Post. In January 1863 Union troops d

Living History

Located at the confluence of two rivers, Arkansas Post has served as a gathering place for many cultures.

Located at the northern edge of the Gulf coastal plain, the Arkansas Post's native growth ranges from prairie grasses and lowland hardwood forests to wetland marshes near the bayous and river.

Arkansas Post National Memorial

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Nearby Parks

Arkansas River - Wilbur D. Mills Pool

Arkansas River - Norrell Pool