This area of Arkansas was occupied on and off for thousands of years, but the mounds have been attributed to the people labelled as the Plum Bayou Culture.
We stopped at the Clinton Museum next. Inside the museum are binders with the schedule of the President for every day of the year, that he was president.
There were many artifacts including the limo and oval office furniture.
I had heard that President Clinton's biological father died in an automobile accident before he was born. His mother remarried and Bill took the Clinton name. Below is a picture of his biological father:
In Murfreesboro, we hunted for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds. We didn't find any, but it was fun.
We also found another Native American site. This one had dug up pits with replicas of the remains that were found. The actual remains have been re-burried underneath the pits.
I will be writing more on the two mound sites we visited, on this blog.
In Hot Springs, we tried out the mineral baths and visited the many little museums in Little Rock.
One of the best little museums was a rock shop called Central Park Mining. The man at the shop was very nice and explained all of the gems and rocks found in the mining kit to us. They also had a very neat part of the mining experience. It was a crystal cave lit by black lights in which you would have 7 minutes to dig through a sand pit and find gems, rocks, and possibly a valuable coin.
We finished up with a visit to Lake Catherine State Park, which is one of fifty-two state parks in Arkansas. It reminded me of the land I grew up on in the 1960s.
It was a very fine visit. I would highly recommend visiting Arkansas.
by Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com)
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