• Little Post Bayou at Sunset

    Arkansas Post

    National Memorial Arkansas

Arkansas Post Timeline

Arkansas Post Beginnings - Prehistory to 1763

A Spanish Domain - 1763 to 1803

Louisiana Purchase to Territorial Capital - 1803 to 1822

Decline of the Post - 1822-1900

The Preservation Era - 1900 to Present

Did You Know?

Bears from historic french map

During the 18th century, Bear's Oil was a valuable trade commodity at Arkansas Post. A French trader claimed that "one sometimes draws more than 240 litres of oil from one bear".