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City in Arkansas
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Helena—West Helena is a city of 10,000 people (2019) in Philips County, Arkansas.
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The Delta Cultural Center, which is in historic downtown Helena is a museum which is dedicated to the history of the Arkansas Delta. The museum offers exhibits, educational programs, annual events, and guided tours which are designed to give the visitor a glimpse into the history of the Delta.
Every Columbus Day weekend (October) in Downtown Helena.
Here you can stay in a fine aristocratic type of home built in 1904, if money is no object, and be fussed over and all that even though probably no one is this town lives that type of existence anymore.
Downtown Helena is just across the Mississippi River about 11 mi east of the junction of Highway 61 and Highway 49, which is approximately 58 mi south of Memphis, Tennessee.
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