Architect Strong, William Added to NRHP 15 May 2012 | NRHP Reference # 12000274 Nearest city Jennette | |
MPS Cherokee Trail of Tears MPS | ||
Memphis to little rock road strong s ferry segment top 5 facts
The Memphis to Little Rock Road-Strong's Ferry Segment is a historic military road in eastern Cross County, Arkansas. This segment of roadway is one of the best-preserved portions of the military road built between Memphis, Tennessee and Little Rock, Arkansas in 1828. This road is notable for the large numbers of westward-traveling pioneers who used it en route to settling the American Plains, and for its use in the forced migration of several Native American tribes in the 1830s. This roadway portion extends from the site of a former ferry crossing on the St. Francis River, westward toward Village Creek State Park, where there is another surviving segment that is hikable.
The road segment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.