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Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas
In 1686, Henri de Tonti established a trading post known as "Poste de Arkansea" at the Quapaw village of Osotouy. It was the first semi-permanent French settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley. The establishment of the Post was the first step in a long struggle between France, Spain, and England over the interior of the North American continent. Over the years, the Post relocated as necessary due to flooding from the Arkansas River, but its position always served of strategic importance for the French, Spanish, American, and Confederate military. Arkansas Post became part of the United States following the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. During the Civil War, Confederate troops tried to maintain tactical control of the confluence of the two rivers, and in 1862 they constructed a massive earthen fortification known as Fort Hindman at the Post. Today, the memorial and museum commemorate the multi-layered and complex history of the site.
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Arkansas Post National Memorial, Code: ARPO
Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Latitude: 34.0206985473633, Longitude: -91.347297668457

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 231470
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URL: http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/imagebase.html
12/04/2003
01/01/1980 - 12/30/1999
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