A total solar eclipse on Monday 8 April 2024 starts at 1:52PM local time and lasts 2 min 30 sec. Chances of a clear sky are 40%. The track of totality is northeast from Mexico over Texas to Texarkana then across Arkansas parallel to Hwys 30 and 67, then on into Missouri and Illinois.
Jacksonville Museum of Military History, 100 Veterans Circle, +1 501-241-1943. Exhibits paying tribute to America's servicemembers and its military efforts to be a superpower. Of special note is the
Arkansas Ordnance Plant Guard House, a checkpoint for the major ordnance assembly center that used to be here during WWII and is now on the list of National Historic Places.
Reed's Bridge Battlefield Heritage Park, on Hwy 161 about 1/2 mile southeast of the junction with Hwy 294. Has some structures and exhibits pertaining to the Little Rock Campaign and life during the Civil War era in general.