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Four States Auto Museum
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Established2004; 22 years ago (2004)
LocationTexarkana, Arkansas
Coordinates33°25′28″N 94°02′18″W / 33.424312°N 94.038224°W / 33.424312; -94.038224
TypeAutomobile museum
Websitewww.fourstatesautomuseum.org

The Four States Auto Museum (formerly the Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum) is an automobile museum in Texarkana, Arkansas.[1][2][3][4] It was established in 2004 and chartered as a 501(c)(3) organization in the State of Arkansas. The museum is located on a site formerly used for wagon and automobile body construction.[1]

The Four States Auto Museum's mission is to "preserve, collect, exhibit, operate, and interpret a collection of antique automobiles" and related archival documents.[1][5][6] Its collections span 100 years of automotive history and include over 20 automobiles that are displayed on a rotating basis, generally for periods of three to six months.[2][6][7][8] At any one time, the museum has approximately 15 cars on display, as well as a few motorcycles and a variety of automobilia. Among the highlights of the collection are a Civil War vintage horse-drawn hearse, a Ford Model T and Model A, a Nash Metropolitan, a Studebaker dragster, and a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette.[6][8] The museum also maintains a collection of automotive-related books, newsletters, and periodicals.[2][7]

The Four States Auto Museum hosts an annual car show in conjunction with Texarkana's RailFest,[9][10] as well as the annual Fall Fun Car Show & Swap Meet, both of which serve as fundraisers for it.[8] The museum also hosts various educational events, parties, school tours, and weddings.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "A Brief History and Overview of Texarkana and the Four-States Area". Four States Auto Museum. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Four States Auto Museum". Arkansas.com. Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hopper, Shay E.; Baker, T. Harri; Browning, Jane (2008). An Arkansas History for Young People. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. p. 21. ISBN 1557288461.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas's brick streets lead to shopping, attractions". The News-Star. January 16, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Four States Auto Museum". TravelTexas. Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism. Retrieved February 4, 2017.[dead link]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Robinson, Kat (March 1, 2016). "A Visit to the Four States Auto Museum in Texarkana". Tie Dye Travels with Kat Robinson. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Art & Culture". Texarkana USA. Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Gardner, Ashley (October 30, 2016). "Auto museum holds car show and swap meet". Texarkana Gazette. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ Fink, Jathan (May 12, 2012). "Texarkana Auto Museum Features Shelby Series I and More Than 80 Other Classic Cars During Antique Car Show [PHOTOS]". KKYR-FM. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Four-States Auto Museum". LAZSO Creative Studio. 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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