This home was built in the early 1850s in the community of Columbus, Arkansas, about eight miles northwest of Washington. In the 1980s, the Pioneer Washington Restoration Foundation moved the building...
After the county seat was moved from Washington to Hope, the Washington Public School moved into the 1874 Hempstead County Courthouse. With assistance from the Works Progress Administration, a gym was...
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The Ozark Folk Center State Park is home to more than 20 craft artisans. Each artisan has their own climate controlled workshop in the Craft Village where they create, demonstrate, teach and sell thei...
Yarb Garden: Located above the Herb Cabin and Shannon Cabin. Ozark families, granny women and "yarb" doctors used the plants found here. Covering the hillside and root cellar, these plantings inc...
The Heritage Herb Garden at the Ozark Folk Center graces the park with visual colors and textures, sweet and pungent aromas; and helps us to interpret the history of the human use of plants.