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Northwest Arkansas is part of the Ozark Plateau including the Boston Mountains, to the south are the Ouachita Mountains, and these regions are divided by the Arkansas River.

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Arkansas is one of several U.S. states formed from the territory purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte in the Louisiana Purchase.

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In 2004, George W. Bush won the state of Arkansas by 9 points, leading some to speculate that the state was shifting toward the Republicans.

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Arkansas has only elected one Republican to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction.

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Before his presidency, Clinton served nearly 12 years as governor of Arkansas.

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The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in an area that included what is now Arkansas from approximately 800 C.E.

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In 1821, Little Rock became the capital of the Arkansas Territory, it was incorporated as a city in 1831, and became the official capital city when Arkansas became the 25th state in 1836.

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Arkansas, like most other Southern states, is part of the Bible Belt and is overwhelmingly Protestant.

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Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River.

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Some of Arkansas's counties have two county seats, as opposed to the usual one.

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Ten companies of men assembled there and were formed into the first regiment of Arkansas cavalry.

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In 2006, Arkansas had an estimated population of 2,810,872, which is an increase of 1.1 percent from the prior year and an increase of 4.0 percent since the year 2000.

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Arkansas is also the only state among the states of the former Confederacy that sends two Democrats to the U.S. Senate, and the overwhelming majority of registered voters in the state are Democrats.

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The State of Arkansas seceded from the Union on May 6, 1861.

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When the fighting began, a stream of volunteers from Arkansas and the eastern states flowed through the town toward the Texas battlefields.

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Most Republican strength lies in northwest Arkansas, in the areas around Fort Smith and Bentonville, and especially in north-central Arkansas around the Mountain Home area, where voters have often voted 90 percent Republican.

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Arkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains.

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The Democratic Party holds super-majority status in the Arkansas General Assembly.

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Under the Military Reconstruction Act, Congress readmitted Arkansas in June 1868.

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Arkansas is home to many areas protected by the National Park System, including Hot Springs National Park.

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Arkansas played a key role in aiding Texas in its war for independence with Mexico, sending troops and materials.

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Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of Arkansas, and the county seat of Pulaski County.

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Orval Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African-American students from enrolling at Central High School.

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Despite its subtropical climate, Arkansas is known for occasional extreme weather.

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From 2000 through 2006 Arkansas had a population growth of 5.1 percent.

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Arkansas (are-can-saw) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America.

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Early travelers used a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River as a landmark.

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The Native American nations that lived in Arkansas prior to the westward movement of American settlers were the Quapaw, Caddo, and Osage nations, all of whom were descended from the Mississippian culture.

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Arkansas is home to many caves, such as Blanchard Springs Caverns.

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In Arkansas, the lieutenant governor is elected separately from the governor and thus can be from a different political party.

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Located between the Great Plains and the Gulf states, Arkansas receives around 60 days of thunderstorms per year.

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Arkansas refused to join the Confederate States of America until after United States President Abraham Lincoln called for troops to respond to the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, by Confederate forces.

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Some of Arkansas's counties have two county seats, as opposed to the usual one.

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Arkansas shares its southern border with Louisiana, its northern border with Missouri, its eastern border with Tennessee and Mississippi, and its western border with Texas and Oklahoma.

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The first European to reach Arkansas was the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who arrived in the mid-sixteenth century.

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Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, was born in Hope, Arkansas.

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In 1905-1911, Arkansas began to receive a small migration of German, Slovak, and Irish immigrants.

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A narrow band of rolling hills, Crowley's Ridge rises from 250 to 500 feet above the surrounding alluvial plain and underlies many of the major towns of eastern Arkansas.

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The Arkansas Delta is a flat landscape of rich alluvial soils formed by repeated flooding of the adjacent Mississippi.

The flag of Arkansas, also known as the Arkansas flag, consists of a red field charged with a large blue-bordered white lozenge (or diamond). Twenty-nine five-pointed stars appear on the flag: twenty-five small white stars within the blue border, and four larger blue stars in the white diamond.

Arkansas is the leading producer of rice in the United States, providing about 46% of the nation's supply. Arkansas grows lots of soybeans and ranks 10th in the nation. Cotton, corn for grain, and wheat round out Arkansas's most valuable five crops.

Arkansas was named for the French plural of a Native American tribe, while Kansas is the English spelling of a similar one. Since the letter "s" at the end of French words is usually silent, we pronounce Bill Clinton's home state "Arkansaw."Feb 7, 2014

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. ... Established near the mouth of the Arkansas River in 1686, Arkansas Post was the first permanent white settlement in the state.

Etymology. The name Arkansas derives from the same root as the name for the state of Kansas. ... The word "Arkansas" itself is a French pronunciation ("Arcansas") of a Quapaw (a related "Kaw" tribe) word, akakaze, meaning "land of downriver people" or the Sioux word akakaze meaning "people of the south wind".

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