Constitution Road Trip

In honor of its 150th birthday, Arkansas State Archives is taking the 1874 Arkansas State Constitution is on a road trip and will make a stop at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History! This is a rare opportunity to see up close the document that shaped Arkansas.

Arkansas has been governed by five constitutions: the 1836 Constitution, the 1861 Constitution, the 1864 Constitution, the 1868 Constitution, and the 1874 Constitution. In addition to stopping at Shiloh, the document will visit Historic Washington State Park in Washington (Arkansas), Powhatan State Park in Powhatan, and the Delta Cultural Center in Helena. The Constitution's tour will conclude with a symposium October 12 at the Old State House in Little Rock.