Arkansas Post in Arkansas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

The Post of Arkansas

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

1. The Post of Arkansas Marker

Inscription.
Here on the Grand Prairie you tread on soil laid down over the centuries as the mighty Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers brought down their precious cargoes of silt from the northern uplands.

The footprints of many were pressed into this earth - some merely passed this way - others stayed their paths crossed at the Post of Arkansas.

Indians, Europeans and Americans all walked here. Explorers and soldiers, priests and outlaws, traders and trappers - they came as wayfarers or as new colonists seeking new homes and lives.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 34° 1.064′ N, 91° 20.805′ W. Marker is in Arkansas Post, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Post Road and State Route 169, on the right when traveling south on Old Post Road. Located just northwest of the visitors center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1741 Old Post Road, Gillett AR 72055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The European Settlement (within shouting distance of this marker); Stone from Ruins of Old Bank

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Post under Spain (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The French Period (about 300 feet away); Republican France (about 500 feet away); Edge of Empires (about 600 feet away); The Colbert Raid (about 600 feet away); The American Era (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arkansas Post.

View from marker towards National Park Service Visitors Center. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

2. View from marker towards National Park Service Visitors Center.

The Post of Arkansas Marker looking west towards the 'Grand Prairie'. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 26, 2017

3. The Post of Arkansas Marker looking west towards the 'Grand Prairie'.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.