History Minute: Clayton twins rise from Civil War soldiers to Arkansas leaders
These two Pennsylvania brothers would play leading roles in the aftermath of the war in Arkansas
Tag: Civil War
History Minute: The rise and fall of Arkansas political powerhouse Sen. Robert Johnson
Sen. Robert Johnson was once one of Arkansas’s most powerful politicians, but his career was reduced to ashes
History Minute: Jenkins Ferry
Days earlier, caught off-guard by their own hunger and desperation, Union forces had fallen into a trap at Poison Springs near Camden and later cut off from reinforcements in Pine Bluff and any hope of escape to the east by disaster at Marks’ Mills
History Minute: Corruption, politics & Arkansas’s stolen election of 1870
Backstabbing and corruption are often common features of politics, so much so that many people are repelled by the entire process
Rendezvous at Prairie D’Ane set for Oct. 26
Take a stroll through time and experience life in early 19th century Arkansas with authentic demonstrations and crafts