Arkansas Civil War 150th Anniversary Traveling Exhibit Coming to Hobbs State Park
by February 18, 2015 12:49 pm 105 views
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, in cooperation with the Old State House Museum and the Arkansas Humanities Council, offers “Civil War Arkansas, 1861 – 1865”, a traveling exhibit about the state’s involvement in the war. The exhibit will visit cities all over the state between 2011 and 2015 to share information about Arkansas’s Civil War heritage.
The ACWSC created the text and located the images for the exhibit, the Old State House Museum designed and built it, and the Arkansas Humanities Council is in charge of its distribution. There is no charge to visit the exhibit.
The supplementary Travelling Exhibit brochure states, “As we enter the 150th anniversary of a war that changed the social, economic, and political nature of Arkansas forever, it is important to reflect on the reasons for war and its impacts. It is even more important to explore the relevance of the events of 1861 – 1865 to us as a people a century and a half after the close of hostilities.”
When: March 14th through March 29th.
Where: Hobbs State Park visitor center located on Hwy 12 just east of the Hwy.12/War Eagle Road intersection. The Hobbs State Park visitor center is open seven days a week from 8 am until 5 pm.
Cost: Free – the public is invited
For more information call: 479-789-5000
To learn more about upcoming Friends of Hobbs speakers and other park programs, go to the web site: http://www.friendsofhobbs.com.