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Parkin Archeological State Park
For more than 500 years, a 17-acre site on the north edge of the city of Parkin, Arkansas was home to original Arkansans. A Native American village flourished at this site from AD 1000 to 1550. Many scholars believe this was the village ruled by Casqui and visited by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. If so, this was the site of one of the few friendly encounters between a group of Native Americans and de Soto's expedition. The site is now home to the Parkin Archeological State Park and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark (one of only ten in the state) and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also home to the Parkin Archeological Research Station, a working facility, where visitors can observe firsthand how we learn about the past. In more recent history, the Parkin site was home to the Sawdust Hill community. A sawmill was established there in the early 1900's and many of the mill workers built houses and lived next to the factory. For the first few decades of the century, members of the sawmill community were buried in a small cemetery that is nestled, appropriately enough, among mature trees from which the community derived its livelihood. For more information, visit the Arkansas State Parks website or contact Barbara Miller at (870)755-2500. Upcoming Events: |
