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Site Name Buffalo National River, Tyler Bend Visitors Center Street Address Route 1, Box 46 City / State / Zip St. Joe AR, 72675 Phone number 870-741-5443 Web Page www.nps.gov/buff   Admission Fee Free. Hours Park, daily; Tyler Bend Visitor Center, daily 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Visitor services Lodging, public rest rooms, information, gift shop, museum; camping, trails. Regular Events Summer tours and interpretive talks; call for schedule.     Directions From I-40 at Conway exit onto Highway 65 and proceed north. The Tyler Bend Visitor Center is about 10 miles norht of Marshall. Follow the signs. Tyler Bend Visitor Center is about 100 miles from Little Rock and Springfield, Missouri.
Site Description
Buffalo National River is a 95,000-acre national park unit that preserves unique natural and cultural features of the Arkansas Ozarks. During the Civil War the rugged terrain became a battleground between aggressive independent Confederate units and the Union forces holding northwest Arkansas. The residents caught in the middle of the constant skirmishing lost farms, possessions, and lives. Skirmish sites, saltpeter caves, and Civil War-era farms are interpreted. For Civil War orientation the park staff recommends visiting the Tyler Bend Visitor Center, near Marshall, Arkansas.

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