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| name                = Four States Auto Museum
| image               = Four States Auto Museum April 2016 34.jpg
| alt                 = Interior of the Four States Auto Museum
| caption             = Interior of the Four States Auto Museum
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| established         = {{start date and age|2004}}
| location            = [[Texarkana, Arkansas]]
| type                = [[Automobile museum]]
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| website             = {{URL|http://www.fourstatesautomuseum.org/|www.fourstatesautomuseum.org}}
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The '''Four States Auto Museum''' (formerly the '''Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum''') is an [[automobile museum]] in [[Texarkana, Arkansas]].<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fourstatesautomuseum.org/history.html|title=A Brief History and Overview of Texarkana and the Four-States Area|publisher=Four States Auto Museum|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Arkansas.com" /><ref name="Hopper et al.">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PZrHVCt5dUwC|title=An Arkansas History for Young People|last=Hopper|first=Shay E.|last2=Baker|first2=T. Harri|last3=Browning|first3=Jane|publisher=[[University of Arkansas Press]]|year=2008|isbn=1557288461|location=[[Fayetteville, Arkansas]]|pages=21}}</ref><ref name="The News-Star">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/life/2016/01/16/arkansass-brick-streets-lead-shopping-attractions/78676090/|title=Arkansas's brick streets lead to shopping, attractions|date=January 16, 2016|work=[[The News-Star]]|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> It was established in 2004 and chartered as a [[501(c)(3) organization]] in the [[Arkansas|State of Arkansas]]. The museum is located on a site formerly used for [[wagon]] and [[automobile body]] construction.<ref name="History" />
The Four States Auto Museum's mission is to "preserve, collect, exhibit, operate, and interpret a collection of antique automobiles" and related [[archive|archival documents]].<ref name="History" /><ref name="TravelTexas">{{Cite web|url=https://www.traveltexas.com/attractions/four-states-auto-museum|title=Four States Auto Museum|website=TravelTexas|publisher=Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Robinson">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tiedyetravels.com/2016/03/four-states-auto-museum.html|title=A Visit to the Four States Auto Museum in Texarkana|last=Robinson|first=Kat|date=March 1, 2016|website=Tie Dye Travels with Kat Robinson|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> Its collections span 100 years of automotive history and include over 20 automobiles that are displayed on a rotating basis, generally for periods of three to six months.<ref name="Arkansas.com" /><ref name="Robinson" /><ref name="Texarkana USA" /><ref name="Gardner">{{Cite news|url=http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texarkana/story/2016/oct/30/auto-museum-holds-car-show-and-swap-meet/646868/|title=Auto museum holds car show and swap meet|last=Gardner|first=Ashley|date=October 30, 2016|work=[[Texarkana Gazette]]|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> At any one time, the museum has approximately 15 cars on display, as well as a few [[motorcycle]]s and a variety of [[automobilia]]. Among the highlights of the collection are a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] vintage horse-drawn [[hearse]], a [[Ford Model T]] and [[Ford Model A (1927–31)|Model A]], a [[Nash Metropolitan]], a [[Studebaker]] [[drag racing|dragster]], and a 2015 [[Chevrolet Corvette (C7)|Chevrolet Corvette]].<ref name="Robinson" /><ref name="Gardner" /> The museum also maintains a collection of automotive-related books, newsletters, and periodicals.<ref name="Arkansas.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.arkansas.com/attractions/detail/four-states-auto-museum/91719|title=Four States Auto Museum|website=Arkansas.com|publisher=[[Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism]]|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Texarkana USA">{{Cite web|url=http://visittexarkanausa.org/content/art-culture|title=Art & Culture|website=Texarkana USA|publisher=Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref>
The Four States Auto Museum hosts an annual [[auto show|car show]] in conjunction with Texarkana's [[railfest|RailFest]],<ref name="Fink">{{Cite news|url=http://kkyr.com/texarkana-auto-museum-features-shelby-series-i-and-more-than-80-other-classic-cars-during-antique-car-show-photos/|title=Texarkana Auto Museum Features Shelby Series I and More Than 80 Other Classic Cars During Antique Car Show [PHOTOS]|last=Fink|first=Jathan|date=May 12, 2012|publisher=[[KKYR-FM]]|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="LAZSO Creative Studio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lazsostudio.com/fourstates-auto-museum/|title=Four-States Auto Museum|date=2016|publisher=LAZSO Creative Studio|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> as well as the annual Fall Fun Car Show & Swap Meet, both of which serve as fundraisers for it.<ref name="Gardner" /> The museum also hosts various educational events, parties, school tours, and weddings.<ref name="Gardner" />
== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="180px">
File:Four States Auto Museum April 2016 30 (1954 Chevrolet Bel Air).jpg|1954 [[Chevrolet Bel Air]]
File:Four States Auto Museum April 2016 21 (1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk 57G-C3).jpg|1957 [[Studebaker Silver Hawk|Studebaker Silver Hawk 57G-C3]]
File:Four States Auto Museum April 2016 11 (1960 Nash Metropolitan).jpg|1960 [[Nash Metropolitan]]
</gallery>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Four States Auto Museum}}
* {{Official website|1=http://www.fourstatesautomuseum.org/}}
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[[Category:Automobile museums in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Texarkana, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Texarkana]]