Arkansas Heritage Trails System is a network of four historic trails within the state of
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
. The heritage trails system was established by the
Arkansas General Assembly
The General Assembly of Arkansas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 ...
on March 31, 2009.
[Arkansas State Legislature (2009).]
Heritage Trails System Act
. State of Arkansas. 2009 chapter 728. Roadways included in the system are
Arkansas Department of Transportation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), formerly the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, is a government department in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its mission is to provide a safe, efficient, aesthetically pleasing and en ...
(ArDOT) as well as county roads. The program emphasizes cooperation among the Arkansas Department of Heritage, the
Department of Parks and Tourism, and the Department of Transportation.
Butterfield Trail
*Memphis to Fort Smith Route (with two separate routes through Little Rock)
*Fort Smith to Missouri Route
Southwest Trail
*Southwest Trail Route
Trail of Tears
*Bell Route
*Benge Route
*Northern Route
*Seminole Route
*Chickasaw Route
*Muscogee Route
*Choctaw Route
Civil War Trail
*Cabell's Route to Fayetteville
*Camden Expedition Route
*Confederate Approaches to Helena
**Fagan's Approach Route
**Marmaduke's Approach Route
**Price, McRae and Parson's Approach Route
**Walker's Approach Route
*Confederate Approaches to Pine Bluff
**Monroe and Thompson's Approach Route
**Newton's Approach Route
**Greene's Approach Route
*Little Rock Campaign
**Steele's Approach Route
**Davidson's Approach Route
*Pea Ridge Campaign
**Confederate Advance Route
**Sigel's Retreat Route
**Ford Road Route
**Bentonville Detour Route
**Telegraph Road Route
**Confederate Retreat Route, Alvin Seamster Road between Elkhorn Tavern and
US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada ...
**Curtis's Movements Route
**Steele's Movements Route
*Prairie Grove Campaign Route
**Hindman's Approach Route
**Herron's Approach Route
**Blunt's Approach Route
*Price Raid Route
See also
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Historic trails and roads in the United States
There are many historic trails and roads in the United States which were important to the settlement and development of the United States including those used by American Indians.
The lists below include only those routes in use prior to the cr ...
References
External links
; Government
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Historic Routes & Heritage Trailsat
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism (ADPHT) is an executive department of the government of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is responsible for promoting, protecting, interpreting, and managing the state's natural and cultural ...
; General information
Arkansas Heritage Trails Systemat ''
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas'' is a World Wide Web, web-based encyclopedia of the U.S. state of Arkansas, described by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as "a free, authoritative source of ...
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2009 establishments in Arkansas
Trail of Tears