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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Billy Nations
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Date Published

  • August 2024
  • August 2022

A bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas

Aug 2024
  ⁄  
Zoie Clift

This year is a bicentennial year for Washington, Arkansas.

The 1874 Hempstead County Courthouse at Historic Washington State Park.

Touring Historic Washington State Park

Aug 2022
  ⁄  
Zoie Clift

Historic Washington State Park in Washington, Arkansas, is packed with history on almost every corner. While here you can visit historic locations that make up the largest collection of 19th-century buildings in the entire state. The town of Washington is both a town and a state park. The state park includes restored historic structures that showcase what life was like in...

Blacksmith at Historic Washington State Park forging a leaf in the fire
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