Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Bull Shoals - White River Cane Creek Cossatot River Crater of Diamonds Crowley's Ridge Daisy Davidsonville DeGray Lake Resort Delta Heritage Trail Devil's Den Hampson Museum Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Jacksonport Lake Catherine Lake Charles Lake Chicot Lake Dardanelle Lake Fort Smith Lake Frierson Lake Ouachita Lake Poinsett Logoly Louisiana Purchase Millwood Mississippi River Moro Bay Mount Magazine Mount Nebo Museum of Natural Resources Ozark Folk Center Petit Jean Pinnacle Mountain Powhatan Courthouse Prairie Grove Battlefield Queen Wilhelmina Village Creek White Oak Lake Withrow Springs Woolly Hollow [X] Historic Washington State Park Region Central Lower Delta North Central Northwest Upper Delta [X] Southwest Park Activity Boating / Marinas Fishing Geocaching Hiking Kayaking / Canoeing Mountain Biking Road Cycling Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Swimming Watchable Wildlife Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Arkansas State Parks Staff Billy Nations Chris Adams Josh Williams Leita Spears Meg Matthews Monika Rued Zoie Clift Date Published April 2023 February 2023 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 April 2022 February 2022 November 2020 September 2020 July 2020 January 2019 March 2018 February 2017 August 2016 Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › 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... 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... The rich history of blacksmithing and the Bowie Knife in Washington Apr 2022 This year marks the inaugural launch of the James Black's Bowie Heritage Festival in Washington, Arkansas. The city, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation and Historic Washington State Park, will host the inaugural event on April 23. Arkansas has many connections to the craft of bladesmithing and the state is home to many talented... Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park Feb 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Have you been to any type of historic house museum and noticed minor distortions in the glass windows? If you look closely, you will notice vertical or circular lines, bubbles, waves, and varied thicknesses. Do you wonder what these distortions are and why they exist? This is where a tour of the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park will assist you. The Crouch... Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
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...
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...
The rich history of blacksmithing and the Bowie Knife in Washington Apr 2022 This year marks the inaugural launch of the James Black's Bowie Heritage Festival in Washington, Arkansas. The city, in partnership with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Foundation and Historic Washington State Park, will host the inaugural event on April 23. Arkansas has many connections to the craft of bladesmithing and the state is home to many talented...
Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park Feb 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Have you been to any type of historic house museum and noticed minor distortions in the glass windows? If you look closely, you will notice vertical or circular lines, bubbles, waves, and varied thicknesses. Do you wonder what these distortions are and why they exist? This is where a tour of the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park will assist you. The Crouch...
