Two Armies Collide

Historical marker location:

Garfield, Arkansas

( Marker is on Military Park Road (County Road 65), on the left when traveling north.)

Pea Ridge National Military Park. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, during the Civil Rights Movement. The event gained national attention and was a pivotal moment in the fight for racial equality.