Jenkins' Ferry State Park

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Jenkins' Ferry Battleground
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Jenkins' Ferry State Park (Arkansas)
Jenkins' Ferry State Park
Nearest city: Leola, Arkansas
Coordinates: 34°12′37″N 92°33′07″W / 34.21028, -92.55194Coordinates: 34°12′37″N 92°33′07″W / 34.21028, -92.55194
Built/Founded: 1864
Designated as NHL: April 19, 1994[1]
Added to NRHP: January 21, 1970[2]
NRHP Reference#: 70000120
Governing body: State

Jenkin's Ferry State Park in Arkansas preserves the battleground of the Civil War Battle of Jenkins' Ferry.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and, with other sites, is part of the Camden Expedition Sites National Historic Landmark designated in 1994.[1]

It was declared part of the National Historic Landmark in 1994.[1],[3],[4]

Local teenagers of the Sheridan area use Highway 46 (which runs through Jenkins' Ferry) as an out-of-the-way place to drag race.

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