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Arkansas
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
Body in river identified as girl, 14
May 20, 2013 5:10 pm
A girls body found Saturday in the Black River near the line between Lawrence and Randolph counties has been identified as that of a 14-year-old missing since March 10, the Lawrence County sheriff&...
Complaint: Shoffner took multiple $6,000 payments
May 20, 2013 3:40 pm
Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner appeared in federal court Monday after a weekend arrest on federal extortion charges.
80 Little Rock seniors to be honored at signing day
May 20, 2013 1:35 pm
LITTLE ROCK The Little Rock School District is honoring 80 high school seniors at Academic Signing Day at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion.
3 earthquakes recorded near Clinton
May 20, 2013 12:35 pm
A pair of earthquakes struck Sunday night about 8 miles south-southeast of Clinton and a third hit near Fairfield Bay, the U.S. Geological Survey has said, raising to 15 the numbers of small tremors t...
Ceremony to mark snail species' recovery
May 20, 2013 12:06 pm
MOUNT MAGAZINE STATE PARK Conservation officials are planning a ceremony to mark the recovery of the population of an endangered snail that lives at Mount Magazine State Park.
Wal-Mart pushes for more Arkansas suppliers
May 20, 2013 12:06 pm
LITTLE ROCK Bentonville-based Wal-Mart is making a push to sell more U.S.-made goods and part of that effort includes promoting products made in Arkansas.
Severe weather forecast for Northwest Arkansas
May 20, 2013 12:05 pm
The National Weather Service in North Little Rock says severe weather is possible in north and western parts of the state.
May 20, 2013 12:04 pm
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner was arrested on federal extortion charges over the weekend and is to make an appearance in federal court.
Warplanes future up in the air
May 20, 2013 9:11 am
Depending on whom you ask, the aging cargo plane parked on the ramp at the North Little Rock Municipal Airport for more than a half-dozen years is either a dangerous eyesore or a flying legend.
May 20, 2013 9:07 am
The Pine Bluff City Council will hear for the first time tonight a proposal to relocate the Police Departments patrol division from Commerce Road to a former armory building on Myrtle Street.
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