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Interesting
Data About Arkansas
- North Little Rock offers one of the nation's largest
municipal parks.
- The community of Mountain View is called the Folk
Capital of America. The little town preserves the pioneer
way of life and puts it on display for visitors at the
Ozark Folk Center State Park from March through October.
- The road to the White House for President Bill Clinton
began in Hope, then led to Hot Springs, Fayetteville, and
Little Rock.
- Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and
9,700 miles of streams and rivers.
- The state contains six national park sites, two-and-a
half million acres of national forests, seven national
scenic byways, three state scenic byways, and 50 state
parks.
- One of America's finest restoration projects, the
Quapaw Quarter features some of Little Rock's oldest
structures including Victorian and antebellum homes,
churches, MacArthur Park, and the Old Arsenal.
- Mountain View is home to one of the largest producers
of handmade dulcimers in the world.
- Since the 1830s the area now known as Hot Springs
National Park has bathed notables as diverse as Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, and Al Capone. The park is
entirely surrounded by the city of Hot Springs, the
boyhood home of President Bill Clinton.
- Located just outside of Murfreesboro, Crater of
Diamonds State Park allows dedicated prospectors to search
for precious gems including diamonds, amethyst, garnet,
jasper, agate, and quartz.
- The mockingbird is the official state bird. It was
designated in 1929.
- Clark Bluff overlooking the St. Francis River contains
chalk to supply the nation for years.
- Famous singer Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland.
- The apple blossom is the official state flower. It was
designated in 1901.
- The Magnet Cove region claims to contain 102 varieties
of minerals.
- The World's Championship Duck Calling Contest is held
annually in Stuttgart.
- Sam Walton founded his Wal-Mart stores in Bentonville.
- Mount Ida is known as the Quartz Crystal Capital of
the World.
- Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836.
- The pine tree is the official state tree. It was
designated in 1939.
- Pine Bluff is known as the world center of archery bow
production.
- Camden was the site of the Fort Lookout Skirmish and
the Battle of Poison Springs
- Bauxite is the official state mineral. It was
designated in 1967.
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Alma claims to be the Spinach Capital of the World.
- Little River County Courthouse is world famous for
it's Christmas lights display.
- General Douglas MacArthur, soldier and statesman, was
born in Little Rock in 1880.
Google News - Arkansas
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Arkansas State Trivia
Capital City:
Little Rock
Area: 53,182 sq.mi.
Land: 52,075 sq.mi.
Water: 1107 sq.mi.
Area Codes: 501-870
Bird: Mockingbird
Flower: Apple blossom
Highest Point: 2753 feet
Lowest Point: 55 feet below Sea level
Soil: Arkansas Stuttgart
Tree: Loblolly Pine
Largest Cities: Little Rock, Fort Smith, North Little
Rock, Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Springdale, Conway,
Rogers, Hot Springs
Nickname: The Natural State
Population: 2,673,400
Economy:
Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, soybeans, sorghum, cattle,
cotton, rice, hogs, milk
Industry: Food processing, electric equipment, fabricated
metal products, machinery, paper products, bromine, vanadium
Arkansas State Flag
A
diamond
on a red field represents the only place in North
America where diamonds have been discovered and mined.
The twenty-five white stars around the diamond mean that
Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union.
The top of four stars in the center represents that
Arkansas was a member of the Confederate States during
the Civil War. The other three stars represent Spain,
France and the United States, countries that had earlier
ruled the land that includes Arkansas. Flag adopted
1913.
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