Hampson Archeological Museum State Park
Hampson Archeological Museum State Park is a 5-acre (2.0 ha) Arkansas state park in Mississippi County, Arkansas in the United States. The museum contains a collection of archeological artifacts from the Nodena site, which is a former Native American village on the Mississippi River between 1400 and 1650. James K. Hampson began excavating the site in the 1920s, a museum was built in 1946 and the Arkansas General Assembly officially accepted the collection of artifacts from the Hampson family on March 30, 1957. The park first opened in 1961 as Hampson Museum State Park and has since been renamed.
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Location of Hampson Archeological Museum State Park in Arkansas Hampson Archeological Museum State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Wilson, Mississippi, Arkansas Delta, Arkansas, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°34′13″N 90°2′25″W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Established | 1961 |
| Named for | James K. Hampson |
| Governing body | Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism |
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Around 1400-1650 CE an aboriginal palisaded village existed in the Nodena area on a meander bend of the Mississippi River. Artifacts from this site are on display in the Hampson Museum State Park.
The museum is named after James K. Hampson, a local landowner and archaeologist.