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Rivers as Transportation 

Jul 2020
  ⁄  
Sarah Reap

Davidsonville Historic State Park was established in 1957 to preserve the first platted (planned) town in Arkansas: Davidsonville. Established in 1815 along the Black River in northeast Arkansas Territory, the town was the site of many of Arkansas’s firsts. Davidsonville held the first county seat for Lawrence County, Arkansas’s first post office, first courthouse, and...

Davidsonville Historic State Park

5 State Parks Off the Beaten Path

Jan 2017
  ⁄  
Robin Gabe

Whether you’re looking to hike a trail, journey through history, muddy up your mountain bike, or just get away for the weekend, there is an Arkansas State Park waiting for you.

Lake Fort Smith State Park
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