Ranger Sarah learns about the Van Winkle 18 foot by 18 foot, 11 room house that once stood in the area in front of her.
— at Historic Van Wrinkle trail Hobbs State Park.

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Ranger Sarah check out Little Clifty Creek, and it is still flowing.
— at Historic Van Wrinkle trail Hobbs State Park.

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The forest starts to open up as Ranger Sarah enters the Van Winkle Mill Site Area.
— at Historic Van Wrinkle trail Hobbs State Park.

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Ranger Sarah heads through the forest to the Historic Van Winkle Mill Site.
— at Historic Van Wrinkle trail Hobbs State Park.

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Old and high in the Californian Sierra Nevada, Bodie is an incredible ghost town. Once one of the largest cities in the state, time has now stopped here. It is the perfect place to witness the past and the lingering after‑effect of the gold rush.

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Witness of the past, still standing. Once welcoming the people of one of California’s largest towns, it is now a place where your imagination can wander freely.

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Ranger Sarah learns how this narrow hallow held one of Arkansas's most important saw mills in the 19th century.
— at Historic Van Wrinkle trail Hobbs State Park.

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Ranger Sarah enters the tunnel under the highway as she hikes towards the Historic Van Winkle Mill Site.
— at Historic Van Wrinkle trail Hobbs State Park.

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Ranger Sarah starts down the Historic Van Winkle Trail.
— at Historic Van Wrinkle trail Hobbs State Park.

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Ranger Sarah learns how the Peter Van Winkle’s saw mill was used by Confederate soldiers’ in 1862. Read the sign at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=90738.
— at Historic Van Wrinkle trail Hobbs State Park.

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Van Winkle's Mill Historical Marker

Peter Van Winkle’s saw mill cut lumber for Confederate soldiers’ winter quarters at Cross Hollow and Oxford Bend in early 1862. (A historical marker located near Rogers in Benton County, Arkansas.)