Monday, May 26, 2025 / 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Steamboats: Building White River Communities Since 1831

Meeting Place: Campground (picnic tables in front of bath house)
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Admission : Free
Most people know that steamboats carried raw materials down the White River to markets in the south and east, but what did steamboats bring back? How did they build the towns and villages along the 700-mile stretch of the White River? Meet a park interpreter to learn the story of how steamboats were building White River communities since 1831! #ArSpringBreak!
Jacksonport State Park
111 Avenue Street
Newport, AR 72112
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