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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • [X] Jacksonport

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  • Upper Delta

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Author

  • Bonnie Marberry

Date Published

  • July 2022
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  • [X] May 2020
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Make Do & Mend 

May 2020
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Bonnie Marberry

With no way to bring in fabric from the trade centers on the Mississippi River, the housewives of Jacksonport had to be creative in their efforts not only to keep up with fashions but to keep their families clothed at all. Even amid crisis, the women of Civil War-era Jacksonport wanted to look their best, just like people today.

Dress material with thread and sewing scissors
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