Old Washington

I went over to Old Washington last night for our annual board meeting of the Pioneer Washington Restoration Foundation. I'll be serving as vice chair of the board this year under Jim Pilkinton of Hope. Pilkinton's father founded the board over 50 years ago in order to preserve the Williamsburg feel to the area. Here's a picture of the 1836 Hempstead County Courthouse -- one of the properties in the area. The building also served as the Arkansas Capitol from 1863-1865 during the confederacy. Here's a previous blog post on the Woodlawn House (c. 1852) at Washington. I'm headed down to Shreveport for a trial and will be away from the site for most of the day.