having a silent "s"

Fried Green Tomatoes and Square Dancing.

oh and the Clintons hail from there. Very cultured state. Mhm.

idk

Little Rock .

kissing cousins

Bill 'I didn't inhale' Clinton

1.The arkansas little rock 9
2.home to detriots 4 biggest crack dealers of the 80's
3.hill billies

Arkansas


Capital: Little Rock

State abbreviation/Postal code: Ark./AR

Governor: Mike Beebe, D (to Jan. 2011)

Lieut. Governor: Bill Halter, D (to Jan. 2011)

Senators: Mark Pryor, D (to Jan. 2009); Blanche Lambert Lincoln, D (to Jan. 2011)

U.S. Representatives: 4

Historical biographies of Congressional members

Secy. of State: Charlie Daniels, D (to Jan. 2011)

Atty. General: Dustin McDaniel, D (to Jan. 2011)

Treasurer: Martha A Shoffner , D (to Jan. 2011)

Organized as territory: March 2, 1819

Entered Union (rank): June 15, 1836 (25)

Present constitution adopted: 1874

Motto: Regnat populus (The people rule)

State symbols:

flower apple blossom (1901)
tree pine (1939)
bird mockingbird (1929)
insect honeybee (1973)
song “Arkansas” (1963)

Nickname: The Natural State

Origin of name: From the Quapaw Indians

10 largest cities (2005 est.): Little Rock, 184,564; Fort Smith, 82,481; Fayetteville, 66,655; Springdale, 60,096; Jonesboro, 59,358; North Little Rock, 58,803; Pine Bluff, 52,693; Conway, 51,999; Rogers, 48,353; Hot Springs, 37,847

Land area: 52,068 sq mi. (134,856 sq km)

Geographic center: In Pulaski Co., 12 mi. SW of Little Rock

Number of counties: 75

Largest county by population and area: Pulaski, 366,463 (2005); Union, 1,039 sq mi.

State parks: 51

Residents: Arkansan

2005 resident population est.: 2,779,154

2000 resident census population (rank): 2,673,400 (33). Male: 1,304,693 (48.8%); Female: 1,368,707 (51.2%). White: 2,138,598 (80.0%); Black: 418,950 (15.7%); American Indian: 17,808 (0.7%); Asian: 20,220 (0.8%); Other race: 40,412 (1.5%); Two or more races: 35,744 (1.3%); Hispanic/Latino: 86,866 (3.2%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 74.6; 65 and over: 14.0; median age: 36.0.

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Spaniard Hernando de Soto was among the early European explorers to visit the territory in the mid-16th century, but it was a Frenchman, Henri de Tonti, who in 1686 founded the first permanent white settlement—the Arkansas Post. In 1803 the area was acquired by the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

Part of the Territory of Missouri from 1812, the area became a separate entity in 1819 after the first large wave of settlers arrived. The next several decades were marked by the development of the cotton industry and the spread of the Southern plantation system west into Arkansas. Arkansas joined the Confederacy in 1861, but from 1863 the northern part of the state was occupied by Union troops.

Food products are the state's largest employing sector, with lumber and wood products a close second. Arkansas is also a leader in the production of cotton, rice, and soybeans. It also has the country's only active diamond mine; located near Murfreesboro, it is operated as a tourist attraction.

Hot Springs National Park and Buffalo National River in the Ozarks are major state attractions. Blanchard Springs Caverns, the Historic Arkansas Museum at Little Rock, the William J. Clinton Birthplace in Hope, and the Arkansas Folk Center in Mountain View are also of interest.

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Selected famous natives and residents:
G. M. “Broncho Billy” Anderson actor;
Maya Angelou author and poet;
Daisy Bates social reformer;
Dee Brown author;
Helen Gurley Brown editor;
Dale Bumpers governor and senator;
Glen Campbell singer;
Hattie Caraway first elected woman senator;
Johnny Cash singer;
Eldridge Cleaver social activist;
William Jefferson Clinton former president;
William Darby founder of the Darby Rangers;
Dizzy Dean baseball player;
Orval Faubus governor;
John Gould Fletcher poet;
J. William Fulbright former senator;
John Grisham author;
Tess Harper actress;
John H. Johnson publisher;
E. Fay Jones architect;
Scott Joplin composer;
Alan Ladd actor;
Douglas MacArthur general;
Patsy Montana singer;
Isaac C. Parker judge;
Albert Pike pioneer teacher and lawyer;
Dick Powell actor;
Mary Steenburgen actress;
Billy Bob Thornton actor;
Sam Walton founder of Wal-Mart;
William C. Warfield concert singer and actor.

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

I went there to visit my Memere and my sis did a year of college at University of Arkansas...home of the Razorbacks! Also home of Walmart and the Ozark mountains. Known for mining as well.

Umm...I can't remember much else. It was very pretty and looked alot like my home state of Massachusetts. Food was less expensive and there seemed to be more chicken fams.

eeewww...I almost forgot those rotten Clintons.

I am from Arkansas! I can tell you that Arkansas is known for cotton fields, Johnny Cash, hot springs, Clinton, Razorbacks, and lots of beer drinking and going to the river.

Wal-Mart