<br><dl><dd><b>Location</b> Arkansas Post National Memorial</dd>
<dd><b>Description</b>  Settled by the French in 1686, the remote "Post de Arkansae" was the first permanent European colony in the Mississippi River Valley and played a valuable role in the long struggle between France, Spain and England for dominance of the lucrative fur trade.</dd></dl>
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