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Visitor tip
Don't miss the button-making history exhibit featuring mussel harvesting - this is the most unique attraction and the aspect visitors consistently found most interesting and educational.
Visitor tip
If you're already visiting other White River area state parks, this museum is worth the brief detour as it provides local historical context specific to the Lower White River region that you won't find elsewhere.
Visitor tip
The staff is notably friendly and knowledgeable - don't hesitate to ask them questions about the artifacts, steamboat industry, and logging history as they can enhance your understanding of the exhibits.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Highlights
- Button making history, steamboat and logging industries
- Size
- Small museum with local flavor
What visitors say
One of the smaller State Park facilities; but it's a neat collection of artifacts, memorabilia and photography that tell the history of the area. Definitely worth getting off of the Interstate & making a detour for!
This is a very small museum with more of a local flavor than a state park feel. We likely would not have gone if not for the State Parks Club 52. Having said that, we did enjoy learning the history of the area. We especially enjoyed…
Its small and a nice place. For some reason they moved the gift shop out. Has history of the area and the woman there was very nice.
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Did You Know?
- The museum features exhibits on button making history from harvested mussels, a unique local industry from the Lower White River area of Arkansas
- Primary exhibits cover three major regional industries: button making from mussels, steamboat industry artifacts, and logging industry history
- Described by visitors as one of the smallest State Park facilities in Arkansas, with a distinctly local flavor rather than typical state park presentation
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