Memphis to Little Rock Road-Strong 's Ferry Segment is a historic military road in eastern Cross County , Arkansas . 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 . This roadway portion extends from the site of a former ferry crossing on the St. Francis River , westward toward Village Creek State Park , where there is another surviving segment that is hikable
forced migration
Trail of Tears
Memphis to Little Rock Road-Strong's Ferry Segment