First settled by American Indians over a thousand years ago, this landscape has borne witness to centuries of human history. Arkansas Post National Memorial commemorates a bygone era defined by the stories of those that struggled to keep their land and way of life.
It was nothing like the recruiter promised. Military life at Arkansas Post was monotonous and tedious, punctuated by brief periods of action.
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Did You Know?
In 1783 one of only two Revolutionary War battles west of the Mississippi River was fought at Arkansas Post when British partisans and their Chickasaw allies attacked the Spanish fort.