Fort Smith to Jackson Road-Talbert 's Ferry Segments are a section of an historic 19th century road in central western Baxter County , Arkansas . They are surviving elements of a road built in the 1830s which connected Fort Smith with Jackson County . It was one of the first roads to be built through north central Arkansas , and these segments , located near a crossing of the White River , are documented to have been used by parties removing Native Americans during the Trail of Tears in the 1830s
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Fort Smith to Jackson Road-Talbert's Ferry Segments