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Celebrate Your Valentine at an Arkansas State Park

Whether you’re looking for love or celebrating years of romance, Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone this Valentine’s Day. Since it lands on a Friday this year, it will be a wonderful time...
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Touring Historic Washington State Park

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 b...
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More to the Story: Sanders Kitchen

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. Thi...
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The Hardy Orange at Historic Washington State Park

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 s...
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Jeff King named deputy director of Arkansas State Parks

Jeff King has been named deputy director of Arkansas State Parks, a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. King began his career with state parks as a park planner 14 year...
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Zoie Clift

Zoie Clift is a writer for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. 
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Intimacy of candlelight

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 cand...