Plantation Agriculture Museum

4815 Highway 161
Scott, AR, 72142
501-961-1409

URL : http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/park.asp?i

overview : Plantation Agriculture Museum interprets cotton agriculture in Arkansas from statehood in 1836 to the widespread adoption of mechanized agricultural practices. The museum exhibits cotton related artifacts from the "field to the gin."

collections : Collections relate to the culture and everyday life of cotton plantations, sharecropping and cotton farming, ranging from plows cotton gins.

hours (subject to change) : Open Tuesday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Open Sundays 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Mondays except for Monday Holidays. Closed Christmas Day, New Years Day and Thanksgiving Day.

topics : agriculture, plantation, cotton, gin, plow, mule, history, general, 19th, century, 20th, african, folk, local history