Saturday, April 13 - Tuesday, April 16, 2024
On Saturday we went to Pea Ridge National Military Park near Garfield, AR. I have the National Park Passport and like to get as many stamps as I can, so since this was nearby we decided to visit. I'd never heard of this place before but it was very interesting. It was a two day battle that began on March 7, 1862. Missouri was part of the Union and they wanted it to stay that way. Of course the south wanted it for the Confederacy. The Union won and Missouri stayed in the Union. The state was politically neutral throughout the war, although it provided men and supplies to both sides. At the Visitor Center there is a 30 minute film that explains the battles, as well as a museum with artifacts from the battlefield and the Civil War. There is also a seven mile tour road with stops and a video you can download that explains what happened at that stop.
Before the first stop there was a marker for where the Trail of Tears ran.
From the East Overlook, Stop #7.
Elkhorn Tavern (stop #8) sat at the intersection of Telegraph Road, Ford Road, and Huntsville Road, and served travelers before the war. It was used as a Union Supply Base until the Confederates captured it and turned it into a field hospital caring for both Union and Confederate soldiers. Union troops recaptured it and used it as a military telegraph station until Confederate guerrillas burned it in 1863. The present building is a reconstruction.
This is Huntsville Road that ran in front of the house.
On Sunday we left Ozark Cabins and RV and drove back to Pea Ridge National Military Park. Our check-in time at the next stop wasn't until 4:00 so we were taking our time. John rode his Lectric bike along the tour road. It took him less than 30 minutes to go the seven miles. We had lunch and then decided to go ahead to our next stop, Horseshoe Bend Campground, CoE park near Rogers, AR. We are here for four nights (another great deal at $12 night). What I didn't realize when I made the reservation is that our site only has 50amp electric. We filled up all the water tanks when we came in and have been doing well. I've even done a couple of loads of laundry.
We are in site #21 on the peninsula (circled in red near the bottom of the page). It's a very large site with little shade. I understand that sometimes they close this loop due to flooding.
God has shown the glory of His creation and we've had beautiful sunsets both nights we've been here.
On Monday we went into Bentonville to the Walmart Museum. The museum had been located in the original Walton store, but they started repairs and realized they would have to do a renovation, so the museum is in another building for the time being. They give you a scavenger hunt card when you enter and it's really a lot harder than we thought it would be to find everything on the card.
Bentonville is experiencing a lot of growth. There was construction of buildings of all kinds everywhere. They say it is the mountain biking capital of the world. There are also biking paths everywhere, through towns and by schools. I think you could go from Belle Vista to Fayetteville on a bike. I was told that the Walton grandchildren have a lot to do with building those. The economy is about the same as Charlotte.
After the museum we had lunch at the Flying Fish. The fish was really good; I had rainbow trout and John had grouper.
We've been watching Fixer to Fabulous on HGTV. They reno houses around Bentonville and Rogers, so it's been fun to see the area. They owned an old bank building in Centerville and renovated the downstairs into a store with locally made items, and the upstairs into an apartment. I think we're going to go see that tomorrow, as well as stock up (at Walmart!) before we get to...
Roving on...
"In the beginning
God created the heavens and the earth".
Genesis 1:1
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