Historic Washington State Park to host 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium

This year’s theme is ‘Trail of Tears in the Red River Region”

Historic Washington State Park will host the 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium on Saturday, July 26, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Trail of Tears in the Red River Region” and will focus on the removal period of the Choctaw tribe as they traveled from Mississippi into southeastern Oklahoma and the impact that had on the Great Bend Region of the Red River.

Specific topics and speakers will include: “Washington, Arkansas, and the Trail of Tears” by Josh Williams and Chris Adams of Historic Washington State Park.