The Camden Expedition Scenic By-Way Steering Committee formed late in 2015 as the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial concluded. The goal of the committee was to find a way in which the numerous battlefields, fortifications, buildings and other sites associated with the 1864 Camden Expedition could be marketed together to create a heritage tourism destination that would benefit economic development in southwest Arkansas.
The Steering Committee gradually formed with representatives from ten counties. The representatives who served in the recent past and those who are continuing to serve are:
The Steering Committee gradually formed with representatives from ten counties. The representatives who served in the recent past and those who are continuing to serve are:
- Pulaski County
- Mark Christ, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
- Saline County
- Patsy Kirkpatrick Kuhn, Bryant Historical Society
- Kathy Sullivan Lewallen, Bryant Historical Society
- Steven Perdue, Vice-President, Saline County Historical and Heritage Society
- Hot Spring County
- Dr. Wendy Richter, Professor and Archivist, Ouachita Baptist University
- John D. Phillips, Hot Spring County Historical Society
- Melissa Phillips, Hot Spring County Historical Society
- Clark County
- Bob Thompson, President, Clark County Historical Association
- Johnnie Thompson, Clark County Historical Association
- Charles Todd, Museum Director, Clark County Historical Association
- Laverne Todd, Clark County Historical Association
- Nevada County
- Pete DeWoody, Board Member, Nevada County Depot Museum
- Judy Duke, Curator, Nevada County Depot Museum
- Peggy S. Lloyd, Board Member, Nevada County Depot Museum
- Paul Ridgell, President of the Board, Nevada County Depot Museum
- Nevada/Ouachita Counties
- John M. Stewart, Park Superintendent, White Oak Lake State Park
- John Giles, Asst. Park Superintendent, White Oak Lake State Park
- White Oak Lake State Park is in Nevada County. The staff of this park cares for Poison Spring State Park, an unmanned Civil War park in Ouachita County.
- Hempstead County
- Billy Nations, Chief Interpreter, Historic Washington State Park
- Ouachita County
- Drs. George and Diane Betts, Graham-Gaughan-Betts Home
- Kathy Boyette, Ouachita County Historical Society
- Dallas County
- Bill Farmer, Re-enactor
- Cleveland County
- Patricia and Roger McClellan, Cleveland County Historical Society
- Grant County
- Gerald and Alberta Harper, Friends of Jenkins' Ferry
- Deelois Lawrence, Friends of Jenkins' Ferry
- Brenda Stuckey, Friends of Jenkins' Ferry