Arkansas

Arkansas, also known as the State of Arkansas, is a location situated in the United States. Founded on June 15, 1836, it carries the nickname "The Natural State". The geoname ID for Arkansas is 4099753.

In Arkansas, as in other states of the United States, centuries before the arrival of Europeans, tribes of the indigenous inhabitants of America lived - Indians. Here lived the peoples of the "Mississippi culture" - Cherokee, Osage, Caddo, Quapo, Choctaw.

Interestingly, there was an agreement between the often warring tribes that the hot springs area, where Hot Springs National Park is located today, was considered a "zone of peace."

The first European to discover Arkansas was the Spaniard Hernando de Soto in the 16th century. The expedition led by him passed through the territory of modern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi in 1539-40, as well as through the territory of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas in 1541. De Soto described the lands where he discovered Spanish possessions.

Modern Arkansas is already a state fully integrated into the US economy, which, nevertheless, still remains largely agricultural and very conservative. The problems of the very difficult process of desegregation that took place in Arkansas are less and less felt.

National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas

 Baptist "Century Church" in Helena

 Mounds in the area of ​​the village of Scott, piled up by the Indians who lived here from the 7th-11th centuries.

 Archaeological park in the city of Parkin, where the remains of the Indian settlement of the XIV-XVII centuries have been preserved.

 The Old Arkansas State Capitol building, built in the city of Little Rock in 1842.

 A few places of interest related to the history of the American Civil War military operation known as the "Camden Expedition":

 the arsenal building in Little Rock, built in 1841;

 site of the Battle of the Ferry at Elkins Ferry April 3–4, 1864;

 site of the Battle of d'En Prairie April 10–12, 1864;

 a building in Washington Township that was used by Confederate supporters as the Arkansas Capitol. Built in 1836;

 site of the Battle of Poison Spring, April 18, 1864;

 Fort Lookout on the outskirts of Camden, built in 1864;

 site of the Battle of Marks Mills, April 25, 1864;

 site of the Battle of Jenkins Ferry, April 30, 1864.

 Bath Street is a complex of eight baths built on hot springs in the city of Hot Springs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

 Baptist "Century Church" in Helena, which is considered the birthplace of the National Baptist Convention, one of the largest religious associations in the United States. Built in 1895.

 The Rover Displaced Persons Center, where over 8,000 Japanese Americans forcibly displaced from California were held from 1942–1945.

 Daisy Bates' home in Little Rock, which served as the headquarters for civil rights activists during the "desegregation crisis" around the "Little Rock Nine" in 1957.

Symbols of the state of Arkansas

 Tree - short coniferous pine and frankincense pine (Pinus echinata and Pinus taeda)

 Flower - apple tree flowers (Pyrus malus)

 Cereal (cereal) - rice

 Grape variety - Cintiana (Norton)

 Animal - white-tailed (virginsky) deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

 Bird - polyglot mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

 Fish - Mississippian shell (alligator pike, Atractosteus spatula)

 Insect - honey bee (Apis mellifera)

 Butterfly - Diana fritillari (Speyeria diana)

 Food product (vegetable) - South Arkansas pink tomatoes

 Food product (nut) - pecan

 Drink - milk

 Gemstone - Diamond

 Mineral - quartz

 Rock - bauxite

 Dance - square dance

 Musical instrument - fiddle ("folk violin")

 Song - "Arkansas" (Arkansas, author of music and lyrics by Eva Barnet)

There are no huge metropolitan areas in Arkansas, the state's largest city is its capital, Little Rock, which is home to nearly 200,000 people. Other large settlements are Fort Smith (about 90,000 inhabitants), Fayetteville (about 80,000 inhabitants), Jonesboro (about 70,000 inhabitants).

The largest ethnic (national) groups among the population of the state of Arkansas:

 Descendants of immigrants from Africa (African Americans) - about 15%

 Irish - about 14%

 Germans - about 12.5%

 English - about 10%

 French - about 2.5%

 Scots - Irish (Ulster Scots) - about 2.1%

 Dutch - about 1.9%

Most African Americans live in the southern and eastern regions of the state, while Arkansans of Irish and German origin live primarily in the northern and western districts.

The main sectors of the economy of the state of Arkansas are agriculture, mining and processing of minerals, food processing, production of lumber and pulp and paper products, engineering and others.

The fertile lands of Arkansas, especially in the Arkansas Delta region, are very favorable for agriculture.

Cotton, although a very important crop in Arkansas (as well as in other southern US states), is no longer the state's staple crop. Rice, soybeans, wheat and other crops are grown in the fields of Arkansas.

Arkansas is one of the largest producers of poultry meat (primarily broilers and turkeys) and eggs in the United States. The state also has a well-developed breeding of pigs, cattle and the production of dairy products.

The subsoil of Arkansas is rich in bauxites, the state of which is the leader in the production of bauxite in the United States. In Arkansas, as well as in the neighboring states of Oklahoma and Texas, oil and natural gas are produced, and several oil refineries also operate. In southern Arkansas, a very high concentration of bromine has been found in by-products (brines) from oil production. Now Arkansas provides almost one hundred percent of bromine production in the United States (and about forty percent in the world). Coal, vanadium, lead, zinc, silver, copper, antimony, gypsum, chalk and other minerals are also mined in the state.

In Arkansas, as in other states of the United States, centuries before the arrival of Europeans, tribes of the indigenous inhabitants of America lived - Indians. Here lived the peoples of the "Mississippi culture" - Cherokee, Osage, Caddo, Quapo, Choctaw.

Interestingly, there was an agreement between the often warring tribes that the hot springs area, where Hot Springs National Park is located today, was considered a "zone of peace."

The first European to discover Arkansas was the Spaniard Hernando de Soto in the 16th century. The expedition led by him passed through the territory of modern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi in 1539-40, as well as through the territory of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas in 1541. De Soto described the lands where he discovered Spanish possessions.

Modern Arkansas is already a state fully integrated into the US economy, which, nevertheless, still remains largely agricultural and very conservative. The problems of the very difficult process of desegregation that took place in Arkansas are less and less felt.

National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas

 Baptist "Century Church" in Helena

 Mounds in the area of ​​the village of Scott, piled up by the Indians who lived here from the 7th-11th centuries.

 Archaeological park in the city of Parkin, where the remains of the Indian settlement of the XIV-XVII centuries have been preserved.

 The Old Arkansas State Capitol building, built in the city of Little Rock in 1842.

 A few places of interest related to the history of the American Civil War military operation known as the "Camden Expedition":

 the arsenal building in Little Rock, built in 1841;

 site of the Battle of the Ferry at Elkins Ferry April 3–4, 1864;

 site of the Battle of d'En Prairie April 10–12, 1864;

 a building in Washington Township that was used by Confederate supporters as the Arkansas Capitol. Built in 1836;

 site of the Battle of Poison Spring, April 18, 1864;

 Fort Lookout on the outskirts of Camden, built in 1864;

 site of the Battle of Marks Mills, April 25, 1864;

 site of the Battle of Jenkins Ferry, April 30, 1864.

 Bath Street is a complex of eight baths built on hot springs in the city of Hot Springs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

 Baptist "Century Church" in Helena, which is considered the birthplace of the National Baptist Convention, one of the largest religious associations in the United States. Built in 1895.

 The Rover Displaced Persons Center, where over 8,000 Japanese Americans forcibly displaced from California were held from 1942–1945.

 Daisy Bates' home in Little Rock, which served as the headquarters for civil rights activists during the "desegregation crisis" around the "Little Rock Nine" in 1957.

Symbols of the state of Arkansas

 Tree - short coniferous pine and frankincense pine (Pinus echinata and Pinus taeda)

 Flower - apple tree flowers (Pyrus malus)

 Cereal (cereal) - rice

 Grape variety - Cintiana (Norton)

 Animal - white-tailed (virginsky) deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

 Bird - polyglot mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

 Fish - Mississippian shell (alligator pike, Atractosteus spatula)

 Insect - honey bee (Apis mellifera)

 Butterfly - Diana fritillari (Speyeria diana)

 Food product (vegetable) - South Arkansas pink tomatoes

 Food product (nut) - pecan

 Drink - milk

 Gemstone - Diamond

 Mineral - quartz

 Rock - bauxite

 Dance - square dance

 Musical instrument - fiddle ("folk violin")

 Song - "Arkansas" (Arkansas, author of music and lyrics by Eva Barnet)

There are no huge metropolitan areas in Arkansas, the state's largest city is its capital, Little Rock, which is home to nearly 200,000 people. Other large settlements are Fort Smith (about 90,000 inhabitants), Fayetteville (about 80,000 inhabitants), Jonesboro (about 70,000 inhabitants).

The largest ethnic (national) groups among the population of the state of Arkansas:

 Descendants of immigrants from Africa (African Americans) - about 15%

 Irish - about 14%

 Germans - about 12.5%

 English - about 10%

 French - about 2.5%

 Scots - Irish (Ulster Scots) - about 2.1%

 Dutch - about 1.9%

Most African Americans live in the southern and eastern regions of the state, while Arkansans of Irish and German origin live primarily in the northern and western districts.

The main sectors of the economy of the state of Arkansas are agriculture, mining and processing of minerals, food processing, production of lumber and pulp and paper products, engineering and others.

The fertile lands of Arkansas, especially in the Arkansas Delta region, are very favorable for agriculture.

Cotton, although a very important crop in Arkansas (as well as in other southern US states), is no longer the state's staple crop. Rice, soybeans, wheat and other crops are grown in the fields of Arkansas.

Arkansas is one of the largest producers of poultry meat (primarily broilers and turkeys) and eggs in the United States. The state also has a well-developed breeding of pigs, cattle and the production of dairy products.

The subsoil of Arkansas is rich in bauxites, the state of which is the leader in the production of bauxite in the United States. In Arkansas, as well as in the neighboring states of Oklahoma and Texas, oil and natural gas are produced, and several oil refineries also operate. In southern Arkansas, a very high concentration of bromine has been found in by-products (brines) from oil production. Now Arkansas provides almost one hundred percent of bromine production in the United States (and about forty percent in the world). Coal, vanadium, lead, zinc, silver, copper, antimony, gypsum, chalk and other minerals are also mined in the state.