Arkansas Post National Memorial

Must-see attractions nearby: Arkansas Railroad Museum Band Museum Jefferson County Historical Museum Arts and Science Center of Southeast Arkansas

Arkansas Post was of strategic importance for the French, Spanish, American, and Confederate military. Arkansas Post National Memorial was the site of a major battle during the Revolutionary War when the Spanish and British clashed. A massive earthen fortification known as Fort Hindman was erected in 1862 and then destroyed by Union Troops in 1863.