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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 ...
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The park offers fishing, boating and hiking in addition to an Arkansas Welcome Center and restored 1886 Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad (later the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway or "Frisco") depot operating as a railroad museum. [2] The site became a state park in 1957, but the park continued to add area until 1975. [1]
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.
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.
The 7.46 carat diamond discovered by Julien Navas, of Paris, France, upon his visit to the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas on January 11, 2024. - Courtesy Arkansas State Parks
Arkansas State Parks took management operations in July 2021 and is operated under Pinnacle Mountain State Park. [5] War Memorial Stadium: Pulaski: 6.9 acres (2.8 ha) None: A multi-purpose stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. Operated by Arkansas State Parks since 2017. [6]
There are four of these in Arkansas. The National Park Service lists these four together with the NHLs in the state, [6] The Arkansas Post National Memorial, the Fort Smith National Historic Site (shared with Oklahoma) and the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site are also NHLs and are listed above. The remaining one is: