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PEA RIDGE NATIONAL MILITARY PARK commemorates and preserves the site of the pivotal March, 1862 battle.  The park covers over 4,300 acres and encompasses the entire battlefield as well as a section of original earthworks constructed prior to the battle by the Federal forces.  The park was created by an Act of Congress in 1956 and was dedicated in 1963. 

Major features include a recreation of the historic Elkhorn Tavern structure, original remnants of the Telegraph / Military Road (an important thoroughfare prior to the war), as well as the battlefield itself.   The park is administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior and is part of the Civil War Discovery Trail, the Lower Missouri Civil War Heritage Trail and the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

If you have any questions or comments about Pea Ridge National Military Park or the contents of this page, please contact the Pea Ridge National Military Park.

We sincerely hope you enjoy your visit to this site.