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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Historic Washington State Park

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  • Lower Delta
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Park Activity

  • Watchable Wildlife

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Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Billy Nations
  • Chris Adams
  • Grady Spann
  • Haley Johnson
  • Heather Runyan
  • Ivory Detter
  • Jason Parrie
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  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Josh Williams
  • [X] Maggie Howard

Date Published

  • July 2020
  • September 2016

Video: Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Jul 2020
  ⁄  
Josh Williams

In the 19th century, in many towns across the U.S., one of the common things done on the 4th of July was to hold a reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was a regular tradition here in Washington, Arkansas. We continue that same tradition today at Historic Washington State Park by reading the declaration and remembering the founding of our nation, the United...

Josh Williams dressed in period wear reading the Declaration of Independence

Bird Nerds Part of Flock for Life

Sep 2016
  ⁄  
Maggie Howard

Birding is a weird and wonderful hobby to get into. You start out with an old beat up bird guide and a cheap pair of binoculars, figuring you would just give it a shot.

birding in arkansas state parks
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