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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

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  • Zoie Clift

Date Published

  • June 2024

History preserved at Poison Springs Battleground State Park

Jun 2024
  ⁄  
Zoie Clift

In the late 1860s, civil war battles took place in south Arkansas at locations that included Poison Springs, Marks’ Mills and Jenkins’ Ferry.

Historical marker at Poison Springs Battleground State Park.
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