Arkansas Post National Memorial

1741 Old Post Road
Gillett, AR, 72055
870-548-2207

overview : 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. - Arkansas Post became part of the United States during the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. By 1819, the post was a thriving river port and the largest city in the region and selected as the first capital of the Arkansas Territory.