Location: Siloam Springs
Organization Type: Advocacy & Service, Arts Education & Support, Community & Cultural
Mission: The Siloam Springs Museum was founded in 1969. The museum preserves, interprets, and celebrates the history of Siloam Springs. At the museum, you can explore the past through permanent and rotating exhibits highlighting:
Native American culture
Pioneer life
History of local springs and resorts
Medicine
Past and current industries of Siloam Springs
Other various facets of local history
Among these interchanging exhibits are period based rooms that recreate the homes of local citizens prior to the Civil War and at the turn of the century.
Siloam Springs Museum
Location: Siloam Springs
Organization Type: Advocacy & Service, Arts Education & Support, Community & Cultural
Events
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Mission
The Siloam Springs Museum, founded in 1969, preserves, interprets, and celebrates the history of Siloam Springs. At the museum, you can explore the past through permanent and rotating exhibits highlighting Native American culture, Pioneer lifem History of local springs and resorts, Medicine, Past and current industries of Siloam Springs, amd other various facets of local history.
Among these interchanging exhibits are period based rooms that recreate the homes of local citizens prior to the Civil War and at the turn of the century.
About
A Brief History of Siloam Springs
The city of Siloam Springs, much like most of the Ozark Mountains region, was once the hunting grounds of the Native Osage Tribe. In the 1830’s, the first white pioneer, Simon Sager, settled in the region along what is now considered Sager Creek. The city of Siloam Springs was later established in 1880.
The city population began flourishing with the growing interest and popularity of its spring waters. With the broad expanses of park land in the heart of the town, along with the beautiful setting of the Ozarks, it was a perfect location for summer health resorts and hotels.
The railroad officially opened in the town in 1893 – which brought on an era of tourist and trade growth for the town. This era came to a halt during the Great Depression during the 1930’s. Regardless of this halt, many buildings, roads, paths, and other projects were constructed through federal government work projects – including the 1940 high school, the American Legion building (which still stands today on Main Street), the Twin Springs Park fountain, and various roads and highways throughout Siloam Springs.
Production in the town resumed in the 1940’s with the Second World War, as the town became a center for the food processing, poultry, and light industries.
Website, Video & Social Links
Website:
https://www.siloamspringsmuseum.com/
Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2WD1oatboGeyjLaoTiNDCA
Social Links:
https://www.facebook.com/SiloamSpringsMuseum
https://www.instagram.com/siloamspringsmuseum/
https://www.siloamspringsmuseum.com/support