In the 1800s, steamboats made Jacksonport a thriving river port. During the Civil War, Confederate and Union forces occupied the town because of it...
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Anglers will find the relatively shallow waters of 640-acre Lake Poinsett, nestled atop the rolling hills of Crowley's Ridge in northeast Arkansas,...
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Village Creek State Park encompasses nearly 7,000 acres of beautiful forested hills and clear streams to create an environment found nowhere else i...
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About the Park:Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park, a National Historic Landmark, preserves theinitial point from which land surveys of most of ...
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This National Historic Landmark preserves a 17-acre Mississippian Period American Indian village located here from A.D. 1000 to 1550. Archeologists...
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Discover the role of Arkansas’s White River, with emphasis on the Lower White, as a vital transportation route for early settlers on the Arka...
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A half-hour from Jonesboro and about 1.5 hours from Memphis, Lake Charles State Park is a peaceful place located on a 645-acre lake filled with bas...
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Throughout the 1800s, this busy port on the Black River was one of the chief shipping and distribution points for northern Arkansas. In 1888, ...
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Located on the shores of 335-acre Lake Frierson, this park is an easy, laid-back place to relax and enjoy year-round fishing for bream, catfish, cr...
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Frontier history and modern-day recreation merge at Davidsonville, once home to Arkansas’s first post office and one of the earliest courthou...
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Atop the forested hills in Northeast Arkansas, Crowley’s Ridge State Park is situated on a unique geological formation and has a rich history...
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Adventure and nature come together at Mississippi River State Park to create a unique family-friendly experience. The newest member of the Arkansas...
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This National Historic Landmark at the junction of Lee, Monroe and Phillips counties preserves the initial point from which all surveys of the prop...
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Delta Heritage Trail State Park in southeast Arkansas is being developed under the national "rails to trails" initiative, whereby former railroad l...
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Corner of Ark. 18 and Baltimore Street,
Manila, AR
This monument honors Private Herman Davis, who grew up hunting near Manila and became a U.S. Army scout and sharpshooter in World War I. He was on ...
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T.O. Fuller State Park was the first state park open for African Americans east of the Mississippi River. It was designated Shelby County Negro Sta...
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Hampson Archeological Museum State Park in northeast Arkansas exhibits a nationally renowned collection from the Nodena site, a 15-acre palisaded v...
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Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park is a 12,539-acre hardwood bottomland area bordering the mighty Mississippi River 13 miles north of Memphis featurin...
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The Ozark Folk Center of Mountain View, Arkansas is America’s only facility that works to share the heritage and way of life of the Ozark Mou...
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Mission: The Ozark Folk Center, dedicated to providing living history, exists to: Preserve, document, display and interpret the cultural and socia...
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