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Arkansas is the first state in the U.S. where diamonds were found naturally (near Murfreesboro, Arkansas).
The eastern border of most of Arkansas is the Mississippi River, except in Clay and Greene counties where the St. Francis River forms the western boundary of the Missouri Bootheel. 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. 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; the southern and eastern parts of Arkansas are called the Lowlands.
The so-called Lowlands are better known as the Delta and the Grand Prairie. The land along the Mississippi River is referred to as the “Delta” of Arkansas. It gets this name from the formation of its rich alluvial soils formed from the flooding of the mighty Mississippi. The Grand Prairie is slightly away from the Mississippi River in the southeast portion of the state and consists of a more undulating landscape. Both are fertile agricultural areas and home to much of the crop agriculture in the state.
The Delta region is bisected by an unusual geological formation known as Crowley’s Ridge. A narrow band of rolling hills, Crowley’s Ridge rises from 250 to 500 feet above the surrounding alluvial plain.
Buffalo National River, one of many attractions that give the state’s nickname The Natural State.
Arkansas is home to many caves, such as Blanchard Springs Caverns.
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News from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette NLR teacher named 2010 Teacher of the Year Nov 7, 2009 1:36 am Vandy Nash, a fourth-grade teacher at North Little Rock's Indian Hills Elementary School, is the 2010 Teacher of the Year, Gov. Mike Beebe announced Friday during a ceremony at the Governor&am... Expert: Hair like suspects found near TV anchor Nov 6, 2009 10:48 pm A single hair found in the bloody bedroom of television anchorwoman Anne Pressly bore the genetic signature of the man charged with raping and killing her, a crime lab expert testified Friday. 13 hurt in southern Arkansas bus crash Nov 6, 2009 10:07 pm A dozen students and a driver where hurt when three buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a pileup on a highway in southern Arkansas. Beebe orders flags to lowered for Fort Hood deaths Nov 6, 2009 9:16 pm To mark the soldier shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, Gov. Mike Beebe has ordered U.S. and Arkansas flags be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day. Phillips County man charged with forgery Nov 6, 2009 9:02 pm Authorities say a man in Helena-West Helena is charged with forgery after a search of his home turned up phony cash and money orders. Beebe: House health bill could cost Ark. $205M Nov 6, 2009 8:30 pm Gov. Mike Beebe says that a proposal in the House to overhaul the nations health care system could add $205 million to the states budget by 2015. Agriculture weather losses put at $225 million Nov 6, 2009 6:58 pm State agriculture experts say soggy weather that drenched Arkansas during much of the harvest season will cut farm receipts statewide by nearly $225 million. $1.4 million set for trails in state Nov 6, 2009 6:56 pm The state Highway Commission says it will grant $1.428 million toward 25 projects that will develop recreational trails throughout Arkansas, including a $289,000 project for North Little Rock. Lab expert: Hair similar to Vance's found near body Nov 6, 2009 6:34 pm The chief criminologist at the Arkansas Crime Laboratory told jurors at a capital murder trial that hair similar to that of Curtis Vance was found in bedding and on a bathrobe belonging to slain TV an... Architecture students compete in 'canstruction' event Nov 6, 2009 4:08 pm How many cans can a can-man stack if a can-man can stack cans? |
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