- Elevations in the state range from 54 feet above sea
level in the far southeast corner to 2,753 feet above at
Mount Magazine, the state's highest point.
- 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.
- 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.
- Established near the mouth of the Arkansas River in
1686, Arkansas Post was the first permanent white settlement
in the state.
- The geographic center of the state is located in
Pulaski, 12 miles northwest of Little Rock.
- The city of Fairfield Bay sits on the north shore of
Greers Ferry Lake, a 40,000 acre mountain lake of sparkling
waters in central Arkansas.
- The University of Central Arkansas was founded in Conway
in 1907.
- The average temperature in July is 81.4 degrees; January
it is 39.5; and the annual average is 61.7 degrees. The
average rainfall is 48.52 inches and the average snowfall is
5.2 inches.
- Scott Joplin, popular musician and composer, was born in
Texarkana.
- The diamond is the official state gem. It was designated
in 1967.
- Arkansas is officially known as The Natural State.
- The Arkansas River is the longest stream to flow into
the Mississippi-Missouri river system. Its total length is
1,450 miles.
- The South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato is the official
state fruit and blossom. It was designated in 1987.
- Milk is the official state beverage. It was designated
in 1985.
- The largest freestanding rock formation located in
Eureka Springs has a base circumference of about 10 inches
and the top measures almost 10 feet across.
- The apple blossom is the official state flower. It was
designated in 1901.
- Ouachita National Forest reigns as the oldest national
forest in the South.
- The lowest point in the state occurs along the Ouachita
River.
- Origin of state's name: French interpretation of a Sioux
word acansa, meaning downstream place.
- A person from Arkansas is called an Arkansan.
- The honeybee is the official state insect. It was
officially designated in 1973.
- In 1783 the Colbert Incident occurred at Arkansas Post.
It was the only Revolutionary War skirmish in the state.
- The Buffalo River is one of the few remaining
unpolluted, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states.
- The fiddle is the official state instrument. It was
designated in 1985.
- 47 hot springs flow from the southwestern slope of Hot
Springs Mountain, at an average temperature of 143 F.
- The Ozark National Forest covers more than one million
acres.
- The quartz crystal is the official state rock. It was
designated in 1967.
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