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  • [X] Historic Washington State Park

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Date Published

  • July 2020
  • February 2017

Photo Essay: Branches in Time

Jul 2020
  ⁄  
Leita Spears

Historic Washington State Park in southwest Arkansas is well known as a historic village filled with preserved 19th-century homes and buildings. Besides these structures, you can also walk through town and explore a unique collection of living witnesses to the history of Washington: its many historic and champion trees.

Giant magnolia tree at Historic Washington State Park

What’s it Like to be Scarlett?

Feb 2017
  ⁄  
Billy Nations

We thought we would see first hand the difficulties of dressing during this time period and went head to head to see who could get dressed in 19th century dress the quickest.

 What’s it Like to be Scarlett?
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