A total solar eclipse is set to travel through eastern Oklahoma and diagonally across Arkansas from Texarkana to Jonesboro. The historic celestial event, the last total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. until 2044, is expected to bring in a record-number of tourists.
Arkansas Prepares for Historic Solar Eclipse
![Onlookers witnessed a partial solar eclipse from Mississippi River State Park in Marianna, Arkansas in 2017](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e9e9165/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x640+0+0/resize/880x880!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F4e%2F768124ae478b978ef211ca0880ba%2Feclipse-1.jpg)
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Arkansas Tourism, Kim Williams