HERE AT THE MID-AMERICA SCIENCE MUSEUM IN HOT SPRINGS, NEW THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

CAN YOU SEE ME?

ESPECIALLY, OUTSIDE.

IT'S ALL PART OF GETTING KIDS BACK IN THE OUTDOORS.

THAT'LL PUT ON A HOT DAY.

>>> WE MUSEUM, WE LIKE TO SAY IS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, SO I INCLUDE MYSELF IN THAT AS WELL BECAUSE I LEARNED SOMETHING ALTHOUGH TIME HERE AT THE MUSEUM.

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE OVER THE YEARS, WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, WAS, THE FIRST YEAR AFTER IT HAD OPEN, ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR ALSO, THAT WAS 36 YEARS AGO, THE MUSEUM HAD JUST BEEN (IT WILL WHILE AND EVERYTHING WAS NEW AND EXCITING AND THE PEOPLE WERE COMING AND EVERYBODY WAS SMILING.

NOW, WE'VE GONE FULL CIRCLE.

IT'S NEW AND EXCITING AGAIN.

IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.

IT'S LIKE A METAMORPHOSIS.

IT BRINGS THE MUSEUM INTO, I THINK, THE NATIONAL LIGHT NOW.

IT'S BEEN A HOT SPRINGS ATTRACTION.

IT'S BEEN A STATE OF ATTRACTION.

NOW, I THINK WE HAVE THE QUALITY TO BECOME A NATIONAL ATTRACTION.

THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALONG WITH OUR MISSION, WHICH IS EDUCATING ADULTS AND KIDS JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME WHILE THEY'RE HERE.

CHUCK NOW, WITH THIS RENOVATION OUTSIDE, IT'S THE WHOLE PROCESS OF BRINGING NOT JUST KIDS BUT ADULTS BACK TO THE OUTDOORS >> THAT'S VERY TRUE.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE INSTANCES THAT BROUGHT ABOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WAS SITTING ON 21 BEAUTIFUL WOODED ACRES HERE IN THE FOREST LAND OF ARKANSAS.

WE DIDN'T REALLY EXPAND UPON THAT IN ANY WAY, SO THE RENTAL FOUNDATION BUT THAT WOULD BE A GREAT STARTING POINT TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION AS WELL.

SO, THAT'S WHAT BEGAN WAS THE SKY WALK.

THE BOB WHEELER SKYWALK AND IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.

OF COURSE, THE KIDS ENJOY IT BUT HAS ENJOYED GOING OUT WATCHING THE KIDS HAVE A GOOD TIME AS WELL.

>> WHERE THE KIDS AT HEART.

THERE IS ALSO WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE WORLD BOWL.

KIND OF A HUMONGOUS REVIEW:-TRAMPOLINE HAMMOCK.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

>> WHILE YOU'RE MAKING THE ROUNDS HERE IN THE TREEHOUSE AREA OUTSIDE YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND TAKE A BREATHER AND ENTERTAIN YOUR SELF.

OH, YES.

YES.

>>> I AM VERY PROUD OF AMERICA.

THEY WORKED HARD TO GET THIS READY FOR ALL THE KIDS.

AND >> IT'S QUITE EDUCATIONAL, TOO >> YES.

VERY SAD.

IT'S LOTS OF SIGNS.

SO, >> YES.

IT'S FANTASTIC >> YES.

CHAPTER OFF TO GO IN THERE AND SEEING CHECK OUT FOR MYSELF.

>> YES.

>> YES >> YOU'VE GOT A DOCK AFTER CRAWL A LITTLE >> LET'S GO.

SHOULD OKAY >> OKAY >> WITHOUT THE MID-AMERICA SCIENCE MUSEUM CAN YOU JOY STYROFOAM PACKING PEANUTS TURNED INTO A FOUNTAIN?

>> WE HAVE THE OLD ONE IN EXISTENCE THAT I KNOW OF RIGHT NOW.

IT WAS GREETED BY NORMAN TALK, WHO IS A VERY TALENTED DESIGNER, AND HE CREATES EXHIBITS FOR OTHER MUSEUMS, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT IS CURRENTLY IN A MUSEUM NOW.

THIS IS THE CENTERPIECE TO THIS EXHIBITION.

I LIKE TO HAVE THAT IN MY HOUSE >> WOULDN'T YOU THOUGH,?

>> IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AND THE KIDS AND I AND MY WIFE EVELYN WILL BE ENTERTAINED WITH THE EXHIBITS AND EVERYTHING.

THE ONE ATTRACTION BACK IN THE BACK IS DEFINITELY CAN I POINT SO FAR OF THE VISIT.

>> OF ALL THE THINGS, THIS IS YOUR FAVORITE RIGHT HERE >> YES >> >> TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

ALL THE THINGS I DIDN'T ALTHOUGH SCIENCE EXHIBITS DOWN THERE, THERE'S A WIDER ZONE WITH FOG AND THERE'S ALSO A WIDER DOWN THERE.

IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE YOU GOT TO GOING THIS WAY INTO GOING OUT, BUT WHEN YOU TURN THE HANDLE THAT TO ONE'S GOING INWARD TWIST AND A TWIST AWAY THEIR MOVING IT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT WEIRD.

BUT, YOU'VE ALSO GOT THE JET OF WATER SHOOTING UP INTO THOSE POCKETS AND THAT'S WHAT-THAT'S HOW THE-APPEARED AND THAT'S HOW THE LUNCHES GET DOWN THERE.

IT'S ONE BIG PICKUP.

>> WELL, YOU EXPLAINED THEIR THAT BETTER THAN I COULD.

NOW, YOU'RE INVOLVED IN THE SUMMER CAMP HERE.

COST OF THAT'S BEEN?

>> HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD.

THIS IS THE TO OF, WHAT, AND IT GOES EIGHT-5 PM.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE OTHER DAY, WE BROUGHT SOME SNACKS.

WE GOT LUNCH.

WE GOT ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO.

TODAY WERE LEARNING ABOUT ELECTRICITY.

YESTERDAY IT WAS ENERGY.

SO, IT'S LIGHT AND SOUND AND MOTION.

IT'S LEARNING THAT'S REALLY FUN.

I MET A WIDER NEW FRIENDS, CARSON, HARRISON.

ALAN.

SO I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS HERE.

I'M REALLY GLAD THAT I CAME >> THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO OTHER KIDS?

>> YES.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR REALLY COOL SCIENCE GET THE NICE WOULD SAY YOU WANT TO COME HERE.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR EXHIBITS HERE CALLED RAIN ENTERING WHERE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN LANDSCAPE.

ROUNDS, VALLEYS, RIVERS.

YOU CAN MAKE A DAMN.

THEN, HAVE IT OVERFLOW AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU CAN EVEN HOLD OUT YOUR HAND AND MAKE IT RAIN.

>>> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND CHIMERA I HAD A GREAT TIME.

SO BRINGING MY OWN CHILDREN BACK HERE AND LET THEM EXPLORE THE PLACE GETTING TO SEE IT THROUGH THEIR EYES IS REALLY WONDERFUL AND REWARDING AS A PARENT.

>> IT'S AN AMAZING PLACE TO, BECAUSE IT'S A CHEAP FAMILY EVENT TO GET THE KIDS OUT OF THE HOUSE, OFF THE ELECTRONICS, ACADEMICS POINT SIZE.

SOMETHING OUR KIDS REALLY NEED TO GET INTO.

>> TO PROVE THAT HUMANS DO CONDUCT ELECTRICITY, HERE'S A LITTLE EXPERIMENT.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

YOU CAN LIGHT UP A LIGHTBULB.

DON'T GO OUTSIDE IN A STORM.

>> MY FAVORITE OF ALL THOUGH, IS IN THE TESLA THEATER, THE FAMOUS TESLA COIL THANKS TO INVENTOR EXTRA NUMBER NIKOLA TESLA.

1,500,000 V OF ELECTRICITY.

>> IT'S ALIVE.

IT'S ALIVE.

>> THE MID-AMERICA SCIENCE MUSEUM IN HOT SPRINGS, BE CAREFUL IT DOESN'T TURN YOU INTO A MAD SCIENTIST.

>> WE FOUND A REALLY NEAT SWIMMING HOLE FOR YOU ALL ON THE BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER OF ALL PLACES.

HERE, YOU CANNOT ONLY TAKE A DIP.

YOU CAN GO KAYAKING.

YOU CAN GO CANOEING.

SMALL MOUTH BASS FISHING.

ANYTHING.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

>> IT'S CALLED SHINE I AM GETTING TO THIS SWIMMING HOLE IS REALLY EASY.

IF YOU'RE GOING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 65, RIGHT AFTER YOU CROSS THE RIVER, TURN RIGHT ONTO SHINE I WROTE NEVER 9/10 OF A MILE YOU COME TO THE PARKING AREA.

FROM THERE, YOU'LL SPOT THE SHORT TRAIL THAT GOES DOWNHILL INTO THE RIVER.

>> SHINE I IS ALSO POPULAR WITH VOTERS WANT TO STOP, TAKE A BREAK, GO SWIMMING, OR DO A LITTLE FISHING.

>> BECAUSE THIS SWIMMING HOLE IS NOT PUBLICIZED, IT'S MORE POPULAR WITH THE LOCALS THEN WITH THE TAURUS.

SO, BETWEEN YOU AND ME, THAT'S JUST KEEP IT A SECRET.

>> I LIVE IN ARKANSAS FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.

MY HUSBAND CAME DOWN HERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN AND GOES AND I GOT MY GIRLS AND BRING THEM DOWN HERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

I USUALLY TRY TO COME DOWN HERE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK.

THEN, IF WERE NOT HERE RAT MARKET WHEELS OR TYLER BANK OF THE WIDER STORY.

THE SCENERY IS AWESOME.

A BALD EAGLES HOLDING THE FISH.

YOU DON'T HARDLY SEE THAT ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

CARRYING ON THE TRADITION >> RIGHT GET RIGHT.

LET THEM GROW UP ON THE RIVER.

>> IT'S FUN.

YOU GET TO PLAY.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU GET TO PLAY LIKE RIGHT HERE WHAT IS THIS, AN ALLIGATOR?

IS THIS AN OUTDOOR TURTLE >> OUT HERE >> OUTFITTER.

OH, OKAY.

I SEE HIS OUT.

YOU'VE GOT TO PUT HIS HEAD OUT,?

>> YES >> WILL HAVE TO FIX THAT AND ALSO YOU BACK OUT IN THE WATER, OKAY?

>> OKAY >> WE COME OUT HERE AND WE SNEAK A LITTLE IN THE WATER WITH FROGS AND THEN WE WILL CATCH MINNOWS AND STICK THEM IN THERE.

BEFORE WE LEAVE WILL PUT THEM BACK IN OUT IN THE WATER, AND THEN I USUALLY SWIM UNDERWATER AND FIND SHELLS AND STOP.

TO MAKE SAND CASTLES.

>> THIS IS, I GUESS, PROBABLY LIKE THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING OUT ON A BEACH?

>> YES >> LOTS OF SAND >> YES.

>> A LOT OF TIMES ME AND SHARE WILL CATCH MINNOWS OR-WILL BUILD LITTLE CATCH HOLES OR THEY GOT THIS BIG CLIFF I THINK SOMEWHERE OVER THERE THAT YOU CAN JUMP OFF OF, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S KIND OF DANGEROUS SO I'VE ONLY GOTTEN ON THE LITTLE PART AND DONE IT.

A LOT OF TIMES WHATEVER THE CURRENT IS DOWN YOU CAN WALK STRAIGHT ACROSS THERE AND IT'S REALLY COOL >> YOU CAN WALK ACROSS?

>> YES.

I USUALLY COME HERE A LOT BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS WARM, WARMER, A LOT WARMER THAN TYLER BAY.

I THINK.

SO, >> THE WATER IS ALWAYS COOL, ISN'T IT?

>> YES AND CLEAR.

AND, A LOT OF TIMES WHENEVER YOU CAN WALK STRAIGHT ACROSS IT, IT'S MORE LIKE DARK AND THE CLEAR IS ONLY AROUND THE TOP PART OF THE RIVER.

>> THIS IS LIKE AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR YOU >> YES >> OH, YES.

YES.

NO, I DON'T NORMALLY MAKE IT A HABIT OF PLAYING WITH DOLLS, BORN YOU WALK INTO A ROOM FULL OF EVERY KIND OF DULL IMAGINABLE, IT MAKES THE STORY A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, THEN WHEN YOU THROW IN THE NUMBER OF DOLLS, THEN THAT'S EVEN MORE UNIQUE.

FOLKS, WE ARE TALKING 10,000, PLUS.

>> WHEN I WAS YOUNGER MY GRANDMOTHER BROUGHT ME HERE AND SHE AND ARNETT WERE FRIENDS AND THEY WERE BIG SELLERS AND THE COLLECTION WAS NOT ANYTHING LIKE THIS AT THE TIME.

THERE WERE SOME ALONG THE BACK WALLS AND SOME ALONG THE SIDEWALLS, BUT IT WAS UNDER THIS MIDDLE SECTION.

ALWAYS THERE ON THE FLOOR.

SO, WHEN I WALKED IN THE FIRST TIME, MUCH LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE THAT WALKED IN, MY MOUTH HIT THE FLOOR.

I CANNOT BELIEVE, THEY SAID, THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

BUT, YOU JUST CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW MANY UNTIL YOU SEE IT.

>> I MEAN, IT'S MIND BLOWING.

THE FACT THAT THIS WOMAN HAD SO MANY DOLLS AND THAT SHE COLLECTED THEM I GUESS PRETTY MUCH FOR THE ENTIRE ADULT LIFE, AND MAYBE EVEN IN HER YOUTH AS WELL.

I SUSPECT THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT GOT HER STARTED COLLECTING DOLLS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO, IT'S PRETTY NEAT TO SEE THIS MANY DOLLS IN ONE PLACE AND WE'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THEM.

SINCE WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM LIKE HIM TELLING YOU, THEY'RE OLDER THAN ME I DON'T REMEMBER SOME OF THEM BECAUSE THEY CAME ALONG LONG BEFORE I DID.

>> AS FAR AS GLENDA MAE AND HER HUSBAND HAD BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE, THE LIGHT VIRGINIA ARNETT 20 CENTURY DOLL MUSEUM IN NEWPORT IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE COLLECTION OF DOLLS IN THE UNITED STATES.

HERE, YOU'LL FIND DOLLS FROM MOVIES, TV SERIES, CELEBRITIES, PRESIDENTS, FAMOUS COACHES, YOU NAME IT.

EVEN OLD SLICK WILLIE IS IN THE BUNCH.

>> AS I WAS COMING HERE, I KNEW IT WAS HERE.

A GOOD ENEMY FROM HIGH SCHOOL GREW UP IN A HOUSE NEXT DOOR, SO I KNEW MS. ARNETT AND I KNEW THAT I WAS IN WAS HERE BUT I DIDN'T REALLY-I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WAS HERE.

YOU KNOW, BOYS, WE DON'T PLAY WITH DOLLS, SO IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU THINK YOU WANT TO SEE BUT ONCE I WALKED IN HERE AND I SAID, THIS IS AMAZING.

YOU KNOW, THE DETAIL AND HOW EVERYTHING IS SET IN HERE, THE LITTLE TEA PARTIES GOING ON OVER HERE AND YOU KNOW, THE-IT JUST BLEW MY MIND.

I'VE HAD A LOT OF GUYS COME OVER AND JUST THERE AMAZED NOW.

THEY JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAD THIS RIGHT HERE IN LITTLE OLD NEWPORT ARKANSAS.

SO, >> YOU SAY YOU SPOT SOMETHING NEW JUST LIKE YOUR WIFE DOES, EVERY TIME YOU COME BACK IN HERE >> YES.

I DO.

I WAS STANDING OVER THERE LOOKING THIS WAY AND NOTICED THERE WAS A VIRGO PARTY DOLL.

VIRGO IS MY SIGN.

I SAW IT ON THE BOX AND I HAD TO COME CHECK IT OUT.

I'VE BEEN HERE 100 TIMES AND GIVEN LOTS OF TOYS TO PEOPLE AND THAT SOMETHING I HAD NEVER SEEN.

SO, IT'S-EVERY TIME I COMING.

SOMETHING NEW.

IT'S INTERESTING, WE HAD AN OPEN HOUSE LET PEOPLE COME BY AND SEE IT.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME THROUGH SAID, I USED TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE WHEN I WAS A KID, YOU KNOW, AND MY SISTER HAD THIS.

OR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THEY WOULD TELL ME THINGS ABOUT THEM AND THEN, I DONE-THEY CALL ME BABY DOLL AROUND TOWN BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT ABOUT DOLLS.

I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND READING BOOKS.

SO, A KIND OF COIN THAT NICKNAME, BABY DOLL.

IT'S INTERESTING TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, THAT SOMEBODY ELSE COME IN AND SAY I REMEMBER THAT.

MY AUNT CAME IN AND SHE FOUND SOME THAT SHE HAD AND SHE WAS A KID.

SHE'S IN HER LATE 50S NOW.

SO, SHE REMEMBERED SOME.

THAT KIND OF STUFF JUST BLOWS MY MIND.

PEOPLE CAN TELL ME THINGS TO MEMORY THAT THEY HAD THIS.

THEY SEEN IT.

NOW, I TELL THEM, THIS MIGHT BE THE ONE YOU ACTUALLY HAD BECAUSE SHE HAD TO GET IT SOMEWHERE.

SHE HAD PEOPLE COLLECTING FOR HER, YOU KNOW, SHE HAD PEOPLE CONSTANTLY GOING AND BUYING GOING TO THE FLEA MARKET OR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD HER NUMBER AND WOULD CALL HER.

SHE HAVE THEM PICK IT UP AND SHE MIGHT HAVE FOUR OR FIVE OF THE SAME DOLL, BUT THAT WAS OKAY FOR HER.

SHE DIDN'T ACTUALLY CARE.

SHE JUST WANTED AS MANY AS SHE COULD GET.

SOME OF THEM, YOU WILL SEE, THAT WE JUST JUST A LIKE.

SAME EXACT DOLL, BUT IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING.

>> OUT OF THE ENTIRE COLLECTION , THOUGH, THERE IS ONE EMPTY SEAT THERE REMAINS A MYSTERY.

>> WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT ONE.

THERE'S A CHAIR.

I MEAN THERE'S LIKE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR THERE'S A CHAIR.

I MEAN THERE'S LIKE ONE, TWO, THREE, 4-7 ROWS OF DOLLS THERE.

AN EMPTY CHAIR RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T REALLY GET YOU CAN'T GET TO IT.

YOU CAN'T GET TO IT FROM THE PACKET YOU CAN'T GET TO IT FROM THE FRONT.

SO, WE DON'T KNOW.

IT'S MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE AM ABOUT >> YOU WERE TELLING ME EARLIER WHEN WE GOT HERE, YOU SAID YOU'RE ALMOST AFRAID TO LET THE COLLECTION BE DISPERSED FOR FEAR-WHAT WERE YOU SAYING NOW?

>> I'M JUST AFRAID MS. ARNETT MIGHT COME BACK TO HAUNT ME IF I PIECE THIS THING OUT EVERYWHERE OVER THE PIT I DON'T MAKE IN THE MIDDLE NIGHT AND SHE'S TAPPING HER FOOT LOOKING AT ME SAYING DON'T GET RID OF MY BABIES.

SO, I JUST I LOVE TO KEEP IT TOGETHER.

I MEAN, IT'S GOT A BE SOME WAY THAT WE CAN KEEP THIS THING, YOU KNOW.

SHE WORKED HER LIFE TO THIS.

I HAVE NO IDEA, I MEAN, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SHE SPENT.

IF YOU LOOK AROUND, I MEAN, SHE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND A LOT OF TIME.

THERE'S A LOT OF-GOING INTO THIS THING.

>> SHE WORKED TO KEEP THE COLLECTION GOING?

>> YES.

FROM WHAT PEOPLE TOLD ME, SHE WAS A FABRIC MANAGER AT THE LOCAL WALMART.

THAT'S WHAT SHE RETIRED FROM.

SHE WENT TO WORK JUST SO SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP BUYING DOLLS.

>> ONE OF THE RARE DOLLS IN THE COLLECTION IS A TALKING RAZORBACK CHEERLEADER FROM THE 1960S.

>> SOMETHING ARKANSAS >> YES SOMETHING ARKANSAS.

>> BLUE CAKE SUEY >> RETAKE SUNNI RAZORBACKS.

RAZORBACKS, GO.

LISTEN TO THAT.

>> HERE WE ARE GROUP TO GROWN MEN PLAYING WITH DOLLS >> I DELEGATE [INAUDIBLE] I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE PLAYING WITH DOLLS BUT HERE I AM PLAYING WITH DOLLS.

YES >> YES.

10,000, PLUS DOLLS WILL DO IT TO YOU.

I ONLY PLAYED WITH ONE, THOUGH.

I SWEAR, I ONLY PLAYED WITH ONE.

>> IT'S ONE OF THE BEST PRESERVED STAGECOACH STATIONS ALONG THE BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND STAGE ROUTE BETWEEN MEMPHIS AND FT. SMITH.

THIS ANTEBELLUM HOME IN POTTSVILLE, KNOWN AS POTTS INN.

>>> BUILT IN THE 1850S, THIS GREEK REVIVAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE HOME WAS OCCUPIED BY THE HOT FAMILY UNTIL 1970, WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT BY POLK COUNTY AND NOW OPERATED BY THE POPE COUNTY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION.

>>> WELL, TINA, TELL US ABOUT THE HOUSE HERE AND TO STIR POTS >> WELL, MR. POTTS WAS THE-FOR POLK COUNTY AND ALSO THE POSTMASTER FOR POLK COUNTY HAD THE TIME.

THIS WAS HIS BEST.

THE ORIGINAL DESK HE USED TO SORT THE MAIL HERE AT POTTS INN.

THE MAIL WAS DELIVERED BY STAGECOACH COME BUTTERFIELD STAGECOACH ROUTE TO TRAVEL FROM MEMPHIS TO FORT SMITH.

>> NOT TOO MANY SLOTS THERE.

ABOUT NINE SLOTS AND THAT'S IT >>.ORG.

WERE THAT MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN POLK COUNTY AT THE TIME.

>> NOW, ALL THE ZONES, THE FURNISHINGS.

IT'S LIKE THE FAMILY NEVER LEFT.

>> WELL, EACH ROOM WAS ADOPTED BY A FAMILY HERE IN POLK COUNTY DURING THE 70S.

THEY BROUGHT IN DIFFERENT FURNISHINGS >> NOW, YOU ALSO HAVE SOME OF THE OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS AND THERE'S ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT HAS A HAT COLLECTION >> YES >> AND ONE THAT HAS THE INAUGURAL GOWNS >> YES FIRST LADIES FROM ARKANSAS AND FROM THE UNITED STATES >> THEY ARE DOLL SIZE >> YES, THERE DOLLS IS.

THERE'S A WOMAN IN ADKINS THAT MAKES THOSE GUNS FOR EACH NEW DOLL OR EACH FIRST NEW LADY THAT ADDED TO THE COLLECTION >> WELL, TELL US THIS IS AN ANTEBELLUM HOUSE, OF COURSE BUILT BETWEEN 1850 AND 1858 >> YES.

>> I MEAN, AT THAT TIME, IT'S MAGNIFICENT HOME >> YES.

THERE WEREN'T VERY MANY SETTLERS HERE IN POLK COUNTY AND MR. POTTS, WHEN HE MOVED HERE, HE BUILT A LOG CABIN AT THE FOOT OF CROWELL MOUNTAIN FIRST AND THEN HE'D BUILT THIS HOME BETWEEN 1850 AND 1858 FOR HIS WIFE AND HIS 11 CHILDREN.

THEY ALSO BUILD THIS LARGE SIZE SO THEY COULD HAVE GAS FROM THE STAGECOACH ROUTE STAY OVERNIGHT AND VISIT HERE.

>> PER MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PRESERVED STAGECOACH STOPS ALONG THE ROUTE.

>> YES, IT IS.

IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST STAGECOACH WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

>> THERE ARE FOUR LARGE ROOMS DOWNSTAIRS, AND FOUR LARGE ROOMS UPSTAIRS.

AS WAS COMMON BACK IN THOSE DAYS, THE KITCHEN WAS SEPARATE FROM THE HOUSE.

WHEN GUESTS CAME, THE CHILDREN WOULD SLEEP ON THE SECOND FLOOR PORCH AND IN THE ATTIC DURING WINTER.

THIS WICKER BABY BUGGY WAS USED FOR ALL OF THE 11 CHILDREN.

>>> SO, STOP IN AT POTTS INN IN POTTSVILLE AND TAKE A TOUR FOR YOURSELF AND TO VIEW THIS EPISODE AGAIN OR TO ORDER A COPY ONE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE@AAETN.ORG SO, STOP IN AT POTTS INN IN POTTSVILLE AND TAKE A TOUR FOR YOURSELF AND TO VIEW THIS EPISODE AGAIN OR TO ORDER A COPY ONE, VISIT OUR WEBSITE@AAETN.ORG/ I VISITED DON'T FORGET TO LIKE US ON OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE.

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