Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquin name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state.

About Arkansas

Arkansas generally has a humid subtropical climate, which borders on humid continental in some northern highland areas. While not bordering the Gulf of Mexico, Arkansas is still close enough to this warm, large body of water for it to influence the weather in the state. Generally, Arkansas has hot, humid summers and cold, slightly drier winters.

The Mississippi River forms most of Arkansas's eastern border, except in Clay and Greene counties where the St. Francis River forms the western boundary of the Missouri Bootheel, and in dozens of places where the current channel of the Mississippi has meandered from where it had last been legally specified. 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. Arkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains.

Arkansas annually attracts visitors from across the nation and abroad. Many are drawn to its abundant opportunities for outdoor adventures and to its natural beauty, as seen in the state's waterfalls, tour caverns and wild caving experiences, forested mountain trails and scenic drives. Some come to dig for keeper diamonds and quartz crystals.

Arkansas was organized as a territory on March 2, 1819. The state flower is the apple blossom, the state tree is the pine tree, the state bird is the mockingbird, the state insect is the honey bee and the state song is Arkansas. The states motto is Regnat populus (The people rule). The state nickname is the Natural State.

Some famous people from Arkansas include:
• G. M. Broncho Billy Anderson actor;
• Maya Angelou author and poet;
• 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;
• Orval Faubus governor;
• Dizzy Dean baseball player;
• J. William Fulbright former senator;
• Tess Harper actress;
• Alan Ladd actor;
• Douglas MacArthur general;
• Patsy Montana singer;
• Dick Powell actor;
• Mary Steenburgen actress;
• Billy Bob Thornton actor;
• Sam Walton founder of Wal-Mart;

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