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Opened in 1964, the museum was founded by Winthrop Rockefeller before he became Governor of Arkansas. The museum housed Rockefeller's collection of antique and classic cars until his death, and in 1975 the collection was sold to collector Bill Harrah for $947,000, which included 68 motorized vehicles and three that were horse-drawn. [2]
Petit Jean State Park is a 3,471-acre (1,405 ha) park in Conway County, Arkansas managed by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. It is located on top of Petit Jean Mountain next to the Arkansas River in the area between the Ouachita Mountains and the Ozark Plateaus .
In 1964, he founded Museum of Automobiles on Petit Jean Mountain, which after his death in 1973 was given to the Arkansas State Parks system; a non-profit organization was formed to run the museum; in March 2007, the Charitable Trust pledged $100,000 for its ongoing operations if the museum raised an equal amount by the end of that year. [28]
This list of museums in Arkansas is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Winrock: 45: Petit Jean State Park-Culvert No. 1: Petit Jean State Park-Culvert No. 1: May 28, 1992 : Highway 154 in Petit Jean State Park: Winrock: 46: Petit Jean State Park-Lake Bailey-Roosevelt Lake Historic District
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. [1] Based in Little Rock, Arkansas , and Washington, D.C., Winrock is named for Winthrop Rockefeller , who served as the 37th governor of Arkansas.
Winrock is an unincorporated community in Conway County, Arkansas, United States. [1] It is the location of, or closest community to, multiple historic sites that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Four States Auto Museum, Texarkana, Arkansas; Gilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners, Michigan; GM Heritage Center, Sterling Heights, Michigan [50] Hemken Collection, Williams, Iowa [51] Henry Ford Museum (Ford Motor Company), Dearborn, Michigan; Hostetler's Hudson Auto Museum, Shipshewana, Indiana [52] Closed 2018