Weekend Fun @ The Museum Oil Field Park
August 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 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.
