Memphis to Little Rock Road-Village Creek Segment is a historic military road in Cross County , Arkansas . Located entirely within Village Creek State Park , this segment of roadway is one of the best-preserved portions of the military road built between Memphis , Tennessee and Little Rock , Arkansas in 1828 . This road is notable for the large numbers of westward-traveling pioneers who used it en route to settling the American Plains , and for its use in the forced migration of several Native American tribes in the 1830s . The roadway portion , in parts set in dramatically deep cuts in the hills , extends from Village Creek in the east to the western boundary of the park , and is accessible today as a hiking trail
forced migration
Trail of Tears
Memphis to Little Rock Road-Village Creek Segment