Arkansas - Political   Capital Little Rock Largest City Little Rock/North Little Rock Major Cities Fort Smith, Pine Bluff, Fayetteville, Jonesboro, El Dorado Nicknames Land of Opportunity, Razorback State, Natural State Area 53,179 sq. miles Population 2,725,714

 

Arkansas - Physical features   Physical Features Lake Ouachita, Ozark Plateau, Boston Mts, Ouachita Mts, Crowley’s Ridge, Gulf Coastal Plain Rivers Mississippi, Arkansas, White, Saint Francis, Red, Ouachita Highest Point Mt. Magazine Bordering States Texas (southwest), Louisiana (south), Oklahoma (west), Missouri (north), Tennessee (northeast), Mississippi (east) National Parks Hot Springs NP Key Products Soybeans, Cotton, Rice Natural Resources Diamonds, Wood, Coal, Natural Gas, Petroleum

 

Arkansas - History   1541 Explored by Spaniard Hernando De Soto 1686 First permanent white settlement founded - the Arkansas Post 1803 Annexed by the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase from France 1836 Admitted to Union as the 26th state Present Day Many people use the warm, heated spring water in Hot Springs National Park to treat rheumatism and many other ailments

 

Arkansas - Facts   Former US President Bill Clinton hails from Hope, in the southwest corner of the state Arkansas is the only US State to mine diamonds, which are mined near Crater of Diamonds, North America’s only diamond mine The Delta Region and Grand Prairie is the name given to the land in southeastern Arkansas with fertile soils for growing crops and which is part of the Mississippi Embayment Arkansas is the smallest state between the Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River Hot Springs NP is the smallest National Park in the United States Arkansas produces more rice than any other state