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Louisiana Purchase - Bicentennial Commemoration - Arkansas Secretary of State's Office - Room 22, State Capitol - Little Rock, AR 72201 - (501) 682-3472 - LAPurchase@sosmail.state.ar.us
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Dunbar and Hunter Expedition to the Hot Springs in 1804
March 1 - April 11, 2003

Hot Springs National Park Visitor Center
369 Central Avenue (former Fordyce Bathhouse)
Hot Springs, AR

The first American expedition into the new Louisiana Territory was to visit the "hot springs on the Washita." President Thomas Jefferson was curios about this country and sent William Dunbar and George Hunter to explore and map it. Find out about these men and the first scientific discoveries of the Hot Springs area. The event is open to the public and free. The facilities, programs and services are accessible to people with disabilities. For more information, contact:

Gail Sears
Hot Springs National Park
P.O. Box 1860
Hot Springs, AR 71902
501-624-3383, x653
gail_sears@nps.gov
www.nps.gov/hosp/
 
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