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6/22/1898
With the construction of the Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and Gulf Railroad (now the Kansas City Southern) through the Ouachita Mountains of west-central Arkansas, railroad officials sought to increase passenger traffic by opening, on June 22, 1898, a thirty-five-room hostelry on Rich Mountain.
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1/24/1957
Commission action to create the park.
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2/21/1957
Act 76 signed to create the park.
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3/21/1957
Queen Wilhelmina State Park was dedicated at the Louise Durham School in Mena, Arkansas. Gov. Orval Faubus and Winthrop Rockefeller were key-note speakers.
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6/19/1957
Initial land acquired for the park.
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6/2/1959
Work started on rebuilding 1898 lodge.
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5/8/1960
Scenic railroad made its first run.
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6/9/1961
Café at the State Park opened.
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6/22/1963
Wilhelmina Inn formally reopened and dedicated.
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1/13/1966
New scenic drive atop Winding Stair and Rich Mountains was officially named "Talimena Scenic Drive."
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