Posts in Arkansas History
The Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Arkansas

It is the mission of the Delta Cultural Center to research, document, interpret and present the heritage of the people of the Arkansas Delta. This mission is carried out through activities in four areas: Interpretive exhibits, public presentations, educational programming and documentation.


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Lakeport Plantation in Lake Village, Arkansas

The Lakeport Plantation in Lake Village, Arkansas is one of the only remaining antebellum homes in Arkansas on the Mississippi River. Lakeport Plantation’s restoration and interpretation focuses on the lifestyles and relationships between the people who lived and worked at Lakeport as enslaved laborers and slave holders to tenant farmers and land owners.

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The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott, Arkansas

In one little town on the Arkansas Delta, Ernest Hemingway penned pages of his major work, A Farewell To Arms, at the family home of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer. Today students can explore the home & writing studio while learning about life in 1930s Arkansas.


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The Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion, Arkansas

By using primary source materials, learners can study the context around the disaster and deepen their understanding of American History and Geography, learning how trade and transport worked during and after the war, who was impacted, and how the decisions of a few individuals impacted entire groups of people.

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