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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Plum Bayou Mounds

Region

  • Lower Delta
  • North Central
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Park Activity

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Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • David Armstrong
  • Grady Spann
  • Jason Baumgartner
  • Jason Parrie
  • Jenn Menge
  • Joe Jacobs
  • Kayla Gomance
  • Leita Spears
  • Maggie Howard
  • Matt Manos
  • Megan Ayres Moore
  • Meg Matthews
  • Melissa Ray
  • Monika Rued
  • Robin Gabe
  • Ron Salley
  • Sasha Bowles
  • Tara Gillanders
  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Amy Griffin
  • [X] Kelly Farrell

Date Published

  • June 2020
  • May 2017

Connecting to a Prehistoric People   

Jun 2020
  ⁄  
Amy Griffin

Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park in Scott, Arkansas is a unique American Indian mound complex that was the cultural center of the Plum Bayou people, who interacted with their environment and each other much as we do today. The Plum Bayou people are a group of prehistoric American Indian mound builders who lived here between 650 – 1050 AD. They built one of the...

Sun setting over a mound at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park

What is a Park Interpreter?

May 2017
  ⁄  
Kelly Farrell

On top of being guides and stewards of the parks, Park Interpreters identify plants and wildlife. They are biologists, geologists, botanists, historians, educators, and recreation specialists.

Arkansas State Park Interpreter
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ARKANSAS STATE PARKS 1 Capitol Mall - Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
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