Davidsonville Historic State Park Upcoming April Programs
Davidsonville Historic State Park invites you to join us for any and all of the upcoming park programs. Most programs are free but advanced registration for these events may be required. Please call, email, or visit the park to sign up.
Town Site Tour, April 14th, 2017
9:00-10:00 a.m. and 2:00-3:00p.m.
Dust off your investigative skills and join the park interpreter for a trip to the past. Together we’ll explore the town of Davidsonville and learn about the rise, fall, and rediscovery of one of Arkansas’s first towns. You’ll learn how economics, politics, geography, and weather affected the town and discover just how townspeople stayed cool on a hot day. Bring good walking shoes and dress for the weather.
Meeting Place: Visitor Center
Leather Craft Workshop: Saturday, April 15th
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $15.00 per person.
Sign-up Deadline is April 11th at 5pm.
If you can imagine it, you can make it. Long before big box stores made shopping easy, homemade was the way to get many common personal items. Shoes, bags, belts, wallets, bracelets, and more all were made by working animal hide leather. Join the park interpreter and make a leather-craft item of your own in this beginners’ workshop. All materials and instruction will be provided to make your choice of pouch, loose change tray, or wristband. Space is limited, so ready your creativity and call the park to sign-up soon.
Meeting Place: Education Center
Artifact Chat, April 16st, 2017
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Geoffrey on the patio outside the Visitor Center for an up-close look at some of the artifacts unearthed from the Davidsonville Town Site. Learn about the tools archeologists used to discover these pieces of history, what they can tell us about a place, and get hands on with history.
Meeting Place: Visitor Center
To learn more about these and other upcoming events call the park at 870-892-4708. Davidsonville Historic State Park is located fifteen minutes south of Pocahontas on Highway 166 South.
