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Area Info
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.
Articles
News from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Beebe open to one-time money for courts
Feb 8, 2012 7:42 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe says he has an idea on how to use one-time money to keep a fund that pays for many of the states judicial operations solvent, but he wants to see a long-term solution for its funding w...
Student stabbed at Arkansas school expected to recover
Feb 8, 2012 6:27 pm
School officials in Magnolia say a junior high schools metal detectors werent in use this week when a student was stabbed by another student who brought a knife to school.
Three held in battery at Arkansas Tech dorm
Feb 8, 2012 5:39 pm
Three people have been arrested after a purported battery at a dormitory at Arkansas Tech University.
Man accused of threatening sewer workers
Feb 8, 2012 5:09 pm
A Pulaski County man threatened to harm workers fixing a sewer line before barricading himself in his home outside Jacksonville, authorities said.
Bathroom chat leads to struggle, LR man's arrest
Feb 8, 2012 3:52 pm
A conversation overheard in a bathroom stall at a retailer prompted an off-duty sheriff's officer to investigate, leading to the arrest of a Little Rock man .
UAMS getting $440k gift for dental education
Feb 8, 2012 3:34 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will receive $440,000 from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Inc. to promote dental health education.
Feb 8, 2012 3:06 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is creating regional groups for parents of students so they can meet other parents and cheer on the Razorbacks.
Peace Prize winner Wiesel to speak at UA
Feb 8, 2012 2:31 pm
Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel will speak at the University of Arkansas student-funded Distinguished Lecture Series in March.
Harding distances itself from Starbucks' politics
Feb 8, 2012 2:08 pm
Harding University officials are emphasizing that although the campus is excited to get its first Starbucks, the school does not support the coffee companys stance in favor of gay marriage.
Lottery interviews set for Saturday
Feb 8, 2012 12:35 pm
The seven finalists for director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery are tentatively scheduled to interview Saturday in Little Rock.
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