State park to be first by the Mississippi
Plans for 550-acre site began with Faubus legislation, officials say
Posted: August 5, 2009 at 4:56 a.m.
The state has begun work on its first-ever state park along the Mississippi River, more than 40 years after Gov. Orval Faubus signed legislation to evaluate the feasibility of a state park near the nation's second longest river.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9, 11 on 08/05/2009
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