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Arkansas
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
In early days of campaign, ad battle is on
Mar 21, 2010 11:08 am
The campaign for the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate has blossomed into an ad war. U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln has had three ads and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, four. For repeated airings, of course.
Down to the wire, Berry playing vote close to vest
Mar 21, 2010 8:38 am
For Arkansas U.S. House members, the process to overhaul health care thats been a year in the making from townhall meetings to Blue Dog negotiations to presidential telephone calls will culminate in...
Despite ban attempts, earmarks still alive
Mar 21, 2010 8:35 am
Despite attempts by both parties in the House to prune spending on projects requested by individual lawmakers, socalled earmarks are likely to sprout on each of the spending bills currently being deba...
Mar 21, 2010 8:09 am
The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Powerball are: 9-36-39-44-45 Powerball : 9 Estimated jackpot : $30.3 million Power Play: 2
Mar 21, 2010 8:08 am
The winning numbers drawn Friday night in Mega Millions : 10-31-45-50-54 Mega Ball : 25 Estimated jackpot : $20 million Megaplier: 04
New jobs on line for Delta town
Mar 21, 2010 8:02 am
Forty or 50 jobs may not sound like a lot, but in a town thats been losing about 250 residents a year since 2000, when theres an opportunity to reopen a plant thats been closed for a decade, the hope ...
Clinton campaign one of fits and starts
Mar 21, 2010 8:00 am
The 1992 campaign of former President Bill Clinton, regarded by some experts as a streamlined machine, was a loosely organized endeavor that succeeded because it addressed the emerging 24-hour news cy...
Center makes history turn personal
Mar 21, 2010 7:59 am
It didnt take long for Jerry Maulden to ignore the video camera, large microphones, reflective panels and studio lights a few feet from his face.
New managers looking at amphitheater rent
Mar 21, 2010 7:58 am
Now that the Riverfest Amphitheatre is under its control, the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau is undertaking a review of the downtown venues rents as well as the citys past agreements to of...
Mar 21, 2010 7:54 am
Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes.
