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Louisiana Purchase State Park

State Park on Ozark Plateau near Blackton, AR

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An important place in history, this National Historic Landmark preserves the initial point from which all surveys of property acquired through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 originated. An elevated boardwalk above the surrounding headwater swamp leads to the granite monument marking the survey’s starting point. Wayside exhibits tell the story of the Louisiana Purchase, which opened up the American West. Other panels interpret the lowlands and its native flora and fauna. Restroom facilities are located at the trailhead of this day-use park.

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The Louisiana Purchase State Park commemorates the initial point from which land surveys of the U.S. territory acquired through the Louisiana Purchase (1803) were surveyed. It encompasses 37.5 acres (15.2 ha) of swampland, a landform which is regionally in decline due to agricultural development practices. In the center is a 6-foot (1.8 m) marker erected on the survey point by the L'Anguille Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, in 1926. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1972) and designated a National Historic Landmark (1993).

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