Pea Ridge National Military Park

Pea Ridge National Military Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Pea Ridge National Military Park

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Military Parks

Address: 15930 Hwy 62 E
Garfield, AR 72732
Phone: 479-451-8122;
Fax: 479-451-0219;
Web: www.nps.gov/peri/
Size: 4,300 acres.
Established: Authorized on July 20, 1956.
Location: 80 miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, off US 62.
Facilities: Picnic area, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Hiking, auto touring.
Special Features: The park represents what might be the most well preserved Civil War battlefield in the United States. The Union victory here on March 7-8, 1862, in one of the major engagements of the Civil War west of the Mississippi, led to the Union's total control of Missouri. The park also includes a 2.5-mile segment of the Trail of Tears National Historic Site (see separate entry in National Trails section).

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See other parks in Arkansas.