Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Historic Washington State Park Region Southwest Park Activity Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Zoie Clift [X] Chris Adams Arkansas State Parks Staff Date Published [X] November 2025 October 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 February 2025 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 November 2022 [X] October 2022 September 2022 April 2022 February 2022 Dr. James Alexander Lafayette Purdom and His Home Nov 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Dr. James Alexander Lafayette Purdom was hardly a man who stayed put. A surgeon educated at the University of Pennsylvania, he spent his early life pinballing between Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. So what finally convinced him to settle down? It was this property in Washington, Arkansas, which he bought in 1843, linking his memory forever to the house that now carries... The Hardy Orange at Historic Washington State Park Oct 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams A few of the trees around Washington seem to get all of the attention. Before tours, staff highlight the iconic trees, such as the Moon Tree, Grand Champion Magnolia and Mail Carrier Smith tree so people know their location and where to find them. However, if one were not to say anything, it would be a good bet that they would bypass all but the Grand Champion Magnolia...
Dr. James Alexander Lafayette Purdom and His Home Nov 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Dr. James Alexander Lafayette Purdom was hardly a man who stayed put. A surgeon educated at the University of Pennsylvania, he spent his early life pinballing between Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. So what finally convinced him to settle down? It was this property in Washington, Arkansas, which he bought in 1843, linking his memory forever to the house that now carries...
The Hardy Orange at Historic Washington State Park Oct 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams A few of the trees around Washington seem to get all of the attention. Before tours, staff highlight the iconic trees, such as the Moon Tree, Grand Champion Magnolia and Mail Carrier Smith tree so people know their location and where to find them. However, if one were not to say anything, it would be a good bet that they would bypass all but the Grand Champion Magnolia...
