The Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park is the site of the

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battle of

Jenkins' Ferry The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, also known as the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, was fought on April 30, 1864, at Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park, Jenkins' Ferry, southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock (present-day Grant County, A ...

, also known as the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, fought on Saturday, April 30, 1864, in present-day

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. The park was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1970, and, with seven other sites, is part of the

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, designated a

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on April 19, 1994.

Description and administrative history

The Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park, operated by the Division of State Parks,

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, includes historic markers that describe the Civil War battle, as well as recreational opportunities on the Saline River, including swimming and boating. A pavilion and several picnic sites are also located in the state park, which is southwest of Sheridan, and northeast of Leola in

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on the west side of Arkansas Highway 46. Act 10 of 1961 (by the 63rd Arkansas General Assembly) established Jenkins’ Ferry Battleground State Park. One of three parks that commemorate the

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, the site is also a Red River Campaign

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. The state park is set in a bend of the Saline River, which generally flows northwest to southeast, meandering southwest at this point. It has picnic tables and

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s, and a basic comfort station, as well as interpretive signs explaining the region's historical significance. The park includes a portion of the original road between

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and Camden, as well as the eastern end of the Jenkins' Ferry crossing.

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Description and administrative history

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