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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

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  • Zoie Clift

Date Published

  • September 2024
  • June 2024

Arkansas Post Museum: Arkansas’ 51st state park

Sep 2024
  ⁄  
Zoie Clift

Arkansas Post Museum State Park in Gillett stands out for many reasons, including being the first county museum in the state.

Arkansas Post Museum in Gillett.

History preserved at Poison Springs Battleground State Park

Jun 2024
  ⁄  
Zoie Clift

In the late 1860s, civil war battles took place in south Arkansas at locations that included Poison Springs, Marks’ Mills and Jenkins’ Ferry.

Historical marker at Poison Springs Battleground State Park.
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