AR 161 at Bayou Meto, Jacksonville, Arkansas. County/parish: Pulaski.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 31, 2002. NRIS 02001627.
1 contributing site.Also known as:
The Bayou Meto Battlefield, also known as Reed's Bridge Battlefield Heritage Park, is an American Civil War battlefield in Jacksonville, Arkansas. It is the location of the August 27, 1863, Battle of Bayou Meto, in which Confederate forces successfully prevented Union forces from crossing the Bayou Meto River during their advance to capture Little Rock.
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