Old Washington was the Confederate Capitol of ARK during the war...the buiding still stands. It was a staging area, supply depot and base for Confederate forces. The town has been in existence since the 1830s. The whole town is now a state park. Most of it has been restored to its 1860 appearance...Stage Depot, blacksmith shop who invented the Bowie knife, Capitol building, court house, schoolhouse, jail, Churches, Gin and many old houses. The oldest magnolia tree in the world grows there. Many Confederate soldiers are buried there who died from sickness or battles. In the pioneer cemetery there are soldiers from the Revolutionary War! Old Washington is located 13 miles North of Hope Arkansas or around 32 miles from Texarkanna.

information and registration packets. The materials are here on this website.

The park has a website at www.oldwashingtonstatepark.com <http://www.oldwashingtonstatepark.com/> It is the generic park website with only a small mention of the Civil War Weekend in the Calendar of Events. Requests for Registration Packets and more information can be made by calling: