June 13, 1986

A wagon train that had begun in Fayetteville (Washington County) on March 1, 1986, to celebrate Arkansas’s sesquicentennial ended in Little Rock (Pulaski County) after traveling around the state at four miles per hour. The goal of the wagon train was to unite all Arkansans by traveling within fifty miles of most communities in the state. Ironically, the wagon train broke into two factions because of in-fighting, with the two segments following different routes. Communities planned events such as historical pageants, craft shows, and musical entertainment to coincide with the wagon train’s nightly camp.