Texarkana is one of the most unique cities in Arkansas! It sits at the crossroads of four states, Texarkana has been known for a century for its iconic courthouse and post office building that straddles the state line between Texarkana, Arkansas and its sister city, Texarkana, Texas.
This is the Ace of Clubs House which is a historic house museum. The house is distinctively shaped like a club, from a deck of playing cards, with three octagon-shaped wings and a fourth rectangular wing adjoining at a central octagon-shaped stair hall. We didn't have time to take a tour but it certainly looks like an interesting place to visit.
This is the Courthouse and Post Office Building of Texarkana. It has been known for a century because the building straddles the state line between Texarkana, Arkansas and its sister city, Texarkana, Texas.
This is a monument dedicated to the Mothers of the soldiers who fought in the Civil war. The monument's inscription reads: "O Great Confederate Mothers, we would print your names on monuments, that men may read them as the years go by and tribute pay to you, who bore and nurtured hero sons and gave them solace on that darkest hour, when they came home with broken swords and guns". The mother is in the middle section of the monument.
The inscription for the Confederate soldieron the top of the monument reads, "To our loyal Confederates".
Here is something you don't see every day. It is a place to plug in your battery operated vehicle.
This is a historic home built in 1905 by Patrick Ahern. Mr. Ahern was an Irish immigrant who owned a dry goods business.
"A large mural depicts the life and accomplishments of native son and Pulitzer Prize winning composer Scott Joplin, "The Father of Ragtime Music." While attending the Orr School in Texarkana, Joplin formulated many of his most successful ideas and compositions. He became famous for "The Entertainer," written in 1902, which was introduced to a whole new generation when used in the 1973 movie “The Sting.” His sophisticated piano compositions have only recently begun to be fully appreciated, and as a result, many revivals of his works have been staged and recorded." From the Discover Arkansas website.
American Crow
After we left the city of Texarkana, we visited Millwood State Park which is 20 miles north of Texarkana in Arkansas. The Park is a public recreation area known for its fishing and wildlife habitats located along the southern side of 29,500-acre Millwood Lake, nine miles east of Ashdown in Little River County, Arkansas It was nice to get out and walk around in nature after being in town most of the day.
This is the birth place of President Bill Clinton in Hope, Arkansas.
