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Hot Springs National Park (NPS photo)

Arkansas Post National Memorial

1741 Old Post Rd. Gillett, AR 72055

870-548-2207

Arkansas Post National Memorial commemorates the first European settlement in the lower Mississippi River Valley and present-day Arkansas. Located at the confluence of two rivers, Arkansas Post has served as a gathering place for many cultures throughout human history. Henri de Tonti established it in 1686 as a French trading post on the banks of the lower Arkansas River.

Buffalo National River

402 N. Walnut Suite 136 Harrison, AR 72601

870-439-2502

Buffalo National River flows freely for 135-miles flowing through the Ozark Mountains. The river is one of the few remaining undammed rivers in the lower 48 states. Buffalo National River is popular for camping, canoeing, kayaking and fishing. The park is also home to the state’s only elk herd.

Fort Smith National Historic Site

301 Parker Ave. Fort Smith, AR 72901

479-783-3961

Fort Smith National Historic Site protects the remains of two 19^th century U.S. military forts, including a building which once housed the United Stated District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Fort Smith was established on December 25, 1817 and remained there until the final days of Judge Isaac C. Parker's jurisdiction over Indian Territory in 1896.

Hot Springs National Park

101 Reserve St. Hot Springs, AR 71901

501-620-6715

Hot Springs National Park nicknamed "The American Spa"; the park has more than 40 hot springs. It is the smallest National Park by area in the U.S. at 5,550-acres. Established long before the first National Park was created, it was the first time that a piece of land had been set aside by the federal government to preserve its use as an area for recreation.

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

2120 W Daisy L Gatson Bates Dr. Little Rock, AR 72202

501-374-1957

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site commemorates nine African American students' persistence in attending the formerly all-white Central High School. This was the most prominent national example of the implementation of the May 17, 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education. Little Rock Central High School is recognized for the role it played in the desegregation of public schools in the United States. Little Rock Central High School remains open today and is currently used for public education.

Pea Ridge National Military Park

15930 E Hwy 62 Garfield, AR 72732

479-451-8122

Pea Ridge National Military Park protects the site of the American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge (also known as Elkhorn Tavern) which was fought from March 7-8, 1862. It was here where 26,000 soldiers fought to decide the fate of Missouri and the West. In the battle, Union Army forces led by Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis defeated Confederate troops under Major General Earl Van Dorn effectively securing St. Louis, Missouri, the Missouri River and the Upper Mississippi River for the Union. Pea Ridge was one of the most pivotal Civil War battles and is the most intact Civil War battlefield in the U.S.

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home

National Historic Site

412 Division St. Hope AR, 71801

870-777-4455

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site is located in Hope, Arkansas. On August 19, 1946, Virginia Blythe gave birth to her son, William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III after his father who died before he was born). Clinton spent the first four years of his life in the house in Hope. The house was owned by his grandparents, James Eldridge Cassidy and Edith Grisham, and they cared for him when his mother was away working in New Orleans. In this house, he learned many of the early lessons that defined his life and his future presidency. William Jefferson Clinton would grow up to become the 42^nd President of the United States.