I live on the edge of former "Indian territory" (Oklahoma), right next to the Cherokee Nation, whose headquarters is located in Talequah, OK, about 40 miles southwest. (There are many other nations nearby.) My town was once on the edge of the frontier, but didn't exist before the Trail of Tears. A link to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas' entry on the founder of our town: http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.ne...=1&entryID=353

My two older sons are directly related to Chief John Ross, who led the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears. One of his wives and children died in Little Rock and their graves are in Evergreen Cemetary.

Also, I live about 30 miles from each of two Civil War battlefields, Prairie Grove and Pea Ridge. http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/pr...vebattlefield/

Pea Ridge: http://www.nps.gov/peri/

Both of these parks have paved trails which you could ride, but they're not very long.
Karen