The county wasn’t named after Daniel
Boone, as some have claimed. Rather, its beautiful land
was said to be a boon (a gift) to its settlers.
Tech-Knowledge-Gee! Through June
7
People have always wanted to find faster
and better ways to communicate over long distances. Created
especially for kids, this
hands-on exhibit explores the history of communication
from the telegraph to the
computer.
Play Ball! Through July
26
Baseball
found its way to Northwest Arkansas before the end
of the 1800s. The rise of the game as a professional sport
had taken over by the 1930s with the Arkansas-Missouri
League. High school and college teams and
youth programs
continued
to make baseball games a competition worth attending for
students, families, and sports enthusiasts throughout the
20th century.
