Point of Interest
This National Historic Landmark preserves the initial point from which all surveys of the property acquired through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 initiated. To see the granite monument that marks the site of the initial point, you'll walk along an elevated boardwalk above the headwater swamp in which the monument is located.
Length: 0.2 Miles
Loop Trail: No
Primary Trail Type: Nature Trail
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Agency: State
Entry Fee: -
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None
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Location: Brinkley, At Louisiana Purchase State Park on US 49 NW of Helena.
County: Lee, Monroe and Phillips
State: AR
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Driving Directions:
Louisiana Purchase State Park is located south of Brinkley. From I-40 at Brinkley, take U.S. 49 and travel 21 miles south, then go two miles east on Ark. 362 to the park.
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Primary Surface: Boardwalk
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Year Designated: 1981
