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Top: Regional: North_America: United_States: Arkansas: Travel_and_Tourism: National_Parks_and_Monuments
This category holds listings directly related to the National Parks and Monuments located in the state of Arkansas.
The Buffalo River is one of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states offering both swift-running and placid stretches. The Buffalo National River encompasses 135 miles of the 150-mile long river. It begins as a trickle in the Boston Mountains 15 miles above the park boundary. Following what is likely an ancient riverbed, the Buffalo cuts its way through massive limestone bluffs traveling eastward through the Ozarks and into the White River. The national river has three designated wilderness areas within its boundaries.
This category holds listings relating to the two frontier forts of Fort Smith, Arkansas.Exhibits focus on Fort Smith's military history from 1817 - 1871, Judge Isaac C. Parker and the Federal court's impact on Indian Territory, U.S. Deputy Marshals and outlaws, Federal Indian policy, and Indian Removal including the Trail of Tears. "Hanging Judge" Parker's courtroom has been restored with reproduction 1880s court furnishings.
Hot Springs National Park is the oldest park currently in the National Park System. Congress established Hot Springs Reservation on April 20, 1832 to protect hot springs flowing from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain.
Pea Ridge National Military Park is a 4,300 acre Civil War Battlefield that preserves the site of the March 1862 battle that saved Missouri for the Union.It is located in northwest Arkansas in Pea Ridge.
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