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The state park now has another first to add to its educational mission. More to Washington than meets the eye Apr 2023 ⁄ Chris Adams On each tour at Historic Washington State Park, if people look down, they will sometimes notice an artifact, such as broken pottery, gracing the ground where a burrowing rodent has shifted it to the top of the surface. This artifact was hidden throughout the years and was biding its time, waiting for discovery. Like this pottery, the 1850s landscape we interpret lies at... When boring is not boring Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations All the shotguns you see here evolved from the less reliable and less effective guns of an earlier period to the reliably accurate and artistic designs of modern firearms. All it took was a little-known gunsmith with some knowledge and patience to change the shotgun forever. You can see several shotguns at the B.W. Weapons Museum at Historic Washington State Park in... You Couldn’t Make This Story Up! Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations Black History Month is upon us, we think it appropriate to remind our would-be visitors to Historic Washington State Park of the program opportunities that lay in store for them as related to the African-American component of the Washington story. “A Walk In The Park” The Jett and Simms Well Nov 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams The Jet and Simms Well sits on the Jet and Simms General Merchandise Store site next to the park's Print Museum. The Hardy Orange at Historic Washington State Park Oct 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams A few of the trees around Washington seem to get all of the attention. Before tours, staff highlight the iconic trees, such as the Moon Tree, Grand Champion Magnolia and Mail Carrier Smith tree so people know their location and where to find them. However, if one were not to say anything, it would be a good bet that they would bypass all but the Grand Champion Magnolia... More to the Story: Sanders Kitchen Sep 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams The Sanders Kitchen, located on lot 1 of Block 32, is a part of the "urban farmstead" of the Sanders House at Historic Washington State Park. Other people may know it as the Sanders-Garland house. This name reflected the marriage of the Sanders' daughter, Sara, to Augustus Garland. This structure is a 1995 reconstruction based on archeological and photographic evidence of... Touring Historic Washington State Park Aug 2022 ⁄ Zoie Clift Historic Washington State Park in Washington, Arkansas, is packed with history on almost every corner. While here you can visit historic locations that make up the largest collection of 19th-century buildings in the entire state. The town of Washington is both a town and a state park. The state park includes restored historic structures that showcase what life was like in... Sunset at the Pond at Logoly State Park Jun 2022 ⁄ Heather Runyan Among the bugs, frogs, and bird sounds, there is a full chorus performing for whoever is willing to stop and listen, especially around sunset. Take a moment to enjoy the sounds of Logoly State Park and then go out and discover your own sunset chorus, wherever you may be. Intimacy of candlelight Apr 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Lighting in the 19th century brought families closer together in the domestic space, creating an intimacy that today's electric-driven lighting cannot replicate. This is the theme of our new mini candle-making workshop. Historic Washington State Park’s interpretation focuses on what makes candle illumination unique, the technological improvements in lighting and how it... Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
Logoly State Park home to first all-terrain wheelchair at Arkansas State Parks Dec 2024 ⁄ Zoie Clift Logoly State Park was dedicated as Arkansas’ first environmental education state park in the late 1970s. The state park now has another first to add to its educational mission.
More to Washington than meets the eye Apr 2023 ⁄ Chris Adams On each tour at Historic Washington State Park, if people look down, they will sometimes notice an artifact, such as broken pottery, gracing the ground where a burrowing rodent has shifted it to the top of the surface. This artifact was hidden throughout the years and was biding its time, waiting for discovery. Like this pottery, the 1850s landscape we interpret lies at...
When boring is not boring Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations All the shotguns you see here evolved from the less reliable and less effective guns of an earlier period to the reliably accurate and artistic designs of modern firearms. All it took was a little-known gunsmith with some knowledge and patience to change the shotgun forever. You can see several shotguns at the B.W. Weapons Museum at Historic Washington State Park in...
You Couldn’t Make This Story Up! Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations Black History Month is upon us, we think it appropriate to remind our would-be visitors to Historic Washington State Park of the program opportunities that lay in store for them as related to the African-American component of the Washington story.
“A Walk In The Park” The Jett and Simms Well Nov 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams The Jet and Simms Well sits on the Jet and Simms General Merchandise Store site next to the park's Print Museum.
The Hardy Orange at Historic Washington State Park Oct 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams A few of the trees around Washington seem to get all of the attention. Before tours, staff highlight the iconic trees, such as the Moon Tree, Grand Champion Magnolia and Mail Carrier Smith tree so people know their location and where to find them. However, if one were not to say anything, it would be a good bet that they would bypass all but the Grand Champion Magnolia...
More to the Story: Sanders Kitchen Sep 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams The Sanders Kitchen, located on lot 1 of Block 32, is a part of the "urban farmstead" of the Sanders House at Historic Washington State Park. Other people may know it as the Sanders-Garland house. This name reflected the marriage of the Sanders' daughter, Sara, to Augustus Garland. This structure is a 1995 reconstruction based on archeological and photographic evidence of...
Touring Historic Washington State Park Aug 2022 ⁄ Zoie Clift Historic Washington State Park in Washington, Arkansas, is packed with history on almost every corner. While here you can visit historic locations that make up the largest collection of 19th-century buildings in the entire state. The town of Washington is both a town and a state park. The state park includes restored historic structures that showcase what life was like in...
Sunset at the Pond at Logoly State Park Jun 2022 ⁄ Heather Runyan Among the bugs, frogs, and bird sounds, there is a full chorus performing for whoever is willing to stop and listen, especially around sunset. Take a moment to enjoy the sounds of Logoly State Park and then go out and discover your own sunset chorus, wherever you may be.
Intimacy of candlelight Apr 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Lighting in the 19th century brought families closer together in the domestic space, creating an intimacy that today's electric-driven lighting cannot replicate. This is the theme of our new mini candle-making workshop. Historic Washington State Park’s interpretation focuses on what makes candle illumination unique, the technological improvements in lighting and how it...
