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Fun at the Museum
February 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Oil Park Tour
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Starts at 10:00 am
In the stillness of the night, the gusher roars like a hurricane,” read the headline from the Arkansas Gazette. This report and many others marked the start of one of the largest petroleum booms in the history of the nation. Discover the stories of the South Arkansas Oil Boom and the oil field workers known as roughnecks, as you explore the Oil Field Park and the outside exhibits with the museum curator. Learn how at first the boom brought chaos and danger, but eventually change and new opportunities to the region. In the event of inclement weather, a tour of the Boomtown Street gallery in the museum will replace the Oil Field Park Tour.
