New Rocky Comfort Museum - Foreman, Arkansas

Visit the New Rocky Comfort Museum in Foreman, Arkansas. Located in Foreman, Arkansas, the New Rocky Comfort Museum has a number of artifacts that detail the local events and families that have been important throughout the history of the town.

The museum is actually a restored 1902 jail. Ironically, the man who built the jail was also its first inmate. Because it is in an old jail, it adds even more interest to the tour of the exhibits. Those who visit the museum will find a number of items, including some that were recently acquired, that date all the way back to when the town of Foreman was known to all as Rocky Comfort.

People who visit the museum will be able to see quite a few impressive documents and artifacts used by the very people who once lived in the city. The museum has a very personal feel to it, which makes a visit a very intimate experience. Guests get to see how it really was to live in the little town over the years.

You can even learn about all of the other identities the town has gone through. Originally, the area was called Willow Springs and later took the name Rocky Comfort because, while it had a rocky terrain, was also a place of comfort. In the latter part of the 1800s, the town began to expand and became New Rocky Comfort. In 1900, when the first post office came into town, they decided they wanted a shorter name to transact mail. Thus, it became Foreman – although the name wasn't legally changed until 1959!

You will be able to learn a bit about all of the different eras of Rocky Comfort/Foreman, as well as the people who made them interesting.

Of course, there are other things to do in the friendly little town as well. You can grab a bite to eat and then head off to some nearby trails, where you can hike, hunt, or fish. You will be able to find places in the region to stay as well, so that you can take advantage of not only the museum but the surrounding lands as well.

Foreman, Arkansas is a small town, but it has a lot of interesting history. If you are in the area of Foreman, you should stop by the New Rocky Comfort Museum and learn about the area's past.  Foreman is also the hometown of country singer Tracy Lawrence and Broadway performer Lawrence Hamilton.

New Rocky Comfort Museum
3rd Street at Schuman
Foreman, Arkansas
870-542-7887