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Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area (formerly known as Beaver Lake State Park and Hobbs State Management Area [2]) is a 12,056-acre (4,879 ha) Arkansas state park in Benton, Carroll, and Madison Counties, Arkansas in the United States. The park was bought in 1979 through a huge financial effort from Northwest Arkansas banks. Hobbs State Park ...
Former Arkansas state parks Name County Size Estab-lished Decomm-issioned River / lake Supplanted by Remarks Buffalo River State Park: Marion: 35 acres (14 ha) 1938: 1973: Buffalo River: Buffalo National River: Lost Valley State Park Newton: 280 acres (110 ha) 1966: 1973: Buffalo River: Buffalo National River
Mount Magazine State Park is a 2,234-acre park located in Logan County, Arkansas.Inhabited since the 1850s, Mount Magazine first became part of the Ouachita National Forest in 1938, was re-designated as part of the Ozark National Forest in 1941, and became a state park after a 22-year conversion process from the U.S. Forest Service to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. [3]
After the creation of Arkansas Post National Memorial in 1929, the Arkansas State Legislature passed Act 418 on March 28, 1957, though funding to develop the area into a state park was not approved until 1979. [4] The park offers interpretive programs, camping, hiking, fishing, and canoeing. Park facilities were originally built on the old ...
An Arkansas man who picked up what he thought was a piece of glass at a state park says he later learned his jelly bean-sized find was something much more valuable: It was a 4.87-carat diamond.
Beaver lodge, Ontario, Canada Beaver dam, northern California, USA Beavers use rocks for their dams when mud and branches are less available as seen on Bear Creek, a tributary to the Truckee River, in Alpine Meadows, California. Beavers are active mainly at night. They are excellent swimmers and may remain submerged up to 15 minutes.
The diamond was the largest found at the park since the 4.38-carat gem was found in September 2021, per Arkansas State Parks. The State Parks of Arkansas Facebook David Anderson.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bank manager discovered a 9.07-carat diamond at a state park in southwestern Arkansas after thinking the precious gem was a piece of glass.