20 Facts About Arkansas
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1.
Arkansas is the birth state of Johnny Cash
The coolest entertainer ever!
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Arkansas is known as the Natural State.
The perfect nickname if you consider that the state is rich in resources.
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3.
Arkansas has a state park where you can search for precious jewels.
The Crater of Diamonds State Park is located near Murfreesboro. A lucky prospector can find diamonds, amethyst, garnet, jasper, agate, and quartz.
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4.
Meyer's Bakery in Little Rock created the brown-n-serve roll in the 1930s.
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5.
Mount Ida is known as the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World.
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6.
It was the ninth state to secede and join the Confederate States of America.
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7.
Freeman Owens of Pine Bluff, Arkansas was the first person to add sound to film.
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8.
Half of Arkansas is covered by forest.
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9.
Arkansas has no professional state teams.
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10.
Arkansas is number one when it comes to rice production in the United States.
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11.
Arkansas is home to the world’s shortest street.
Bridge Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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12.
The first Walmart was in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Could you imagine a world without Walmart?
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13.
Arkansas is home to the Little Rock Nine
These students changed the face of history when they walked into Little Rock High School.
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14.
Stuttgart, Arkansas is home to annual Duck Call World Championship
Need I say more?
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15.
Tha name Arkansas means south wind.
It comes from a name used by some Native Americans to describe some early settlers, the Quapaws.
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16.
Alma, Arkansas is known as the spinach capital of the world.
Popeye would be proud.
6 points - added 8 years ago by TracyMcClellan - 1 comment
Comments:
Too bad Popeye isn't from Arkansas.
Added 8 years ago by TracyMcClellan, 1 point
17.
Hope, Arkansas is the self-proclaimed watermelon capital of the world.
Yum, yum, yum. Who wants watermelon? Watermelon is an important staple if you are Southern.
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18.
The Ozark National Forest is more than one million acres.
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19.
If you graduate from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, your name will be engraved in the sidewalk.
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20.
It is against the law to push a moose out of an airplane in Arkansas.
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