141 Cherry Street
Helena, AR, 72342
870-338-4350
URL : http://www.deltaculturalcenter.com
overview : The Center combines education and research with historical and cultural interpretation to communicate the evolving legacy of the Arkansas Delta's rich land and the people who live there. - Inside the old railroad depot are the Delta Cultural Center museum's permanent collection of exhibits featuring Arkansas Delta themes
collections : The Civil War displays pictures of the Battle of Helena and information on slavery and freedom, as well as information on the experience of African Americans, Union occupation and women in Arkansas .. Crossroads of the Past tells the story of the Delta's early inhabitants, the arrival of the Europeans and the departure of the Native American Indians ... Old Man River features the history of the Mississippi River, the flood of 1927 and the steamboat era
