2016 marks the Centennial of the National Park Service. The exact date of the anniversary is August 25, 2016, but there will be celebrations and special events | Travel Arkansas Blog
One of Arkansas’ most famous blacksmiths, James Black, is credited with forging one of the original Bowie knives for James “Jim” Bowie in the early 1830s in Washington, Arkansas.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War by sanctioning events and preserving sites in the state | Travel Arkansas Blog
The start of the live racing season at Oaklawn is January 11, 2013. Attention racing fans: the start of the 2013 live Thoroughbred horse racing season at | Travel Arkansas Blog
Did you know that an Arkansas native was known as the “father of modern archery?” Ben Pearson ( 1898-1971) started the first company in the U.S. to mass produce archery sets and equipment.