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Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum, Piggott, AR

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Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum

Literary and regional history museum in Piggott, Arkansas, linked to Ernest Hemingway's time in the area.

Piggott, AR

About Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum

The museum in Piggott, part of Arkansas State University's heritage sites, focuses on Ernest Hemingway's connection to Northeast Arkansas and the Pfeiffer family. Guided tours cover daily life in the 1920s and 1930s, the region's history, and the effects of the Great Depression and New Deal on American writing. The site also includes a Barn Studio, and it offers educational resources for K-12 teachers and students.

  • #literary history
  • #Ernest Hemingway
  • #Arkansas history
  • #guided tour
  • #Piggott

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