Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson Road-Short Mountain Segment is a historic 19th-century road section in Logan County , Arkansas . It is located northwest of Paris , consisting of of Short Mountain Road , extending westward from its crossing with Short Mountain Creek . The roadbed is about wide , and is heavily banked for much of its length . Built in 1828 , it was originally part of the military road connecting Little Rock , Arkansas to what is now Gibson , Oklahoma ( then just a military base ) . The road has been documented to be part of the Trail of Tears migration route
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson Road-Short Mountain Segment