If a terrorist killed a mockingbird in Arkansas it would be symbolic and might make the papers.
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The mockingbird is the official state bird. It was designated in 1929.
Clark Bluff overlooking the St. Francis River contains chalk to supply the nation for years.
Famous singer Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland.
The apple blossom is the official state flower. It was designated in 1901.
The World's Championship Duck Calling Contest is held annually in Stuttgart.
Sam Walton founded his Wal-Mart stores in Bentonville.
Mount Ida is known as the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World.
The pine tree is the official state tree. It was designated in 1939.
Pine Bluff is known as the world center of archery bow production.
Camden was the site of the Fort Lookout Skirmish and the Battle of Poison Springs
Bauxite is the official state mineral. It was designated in 1967.
Alma claims to be the Spinach Capital of the World.
General Douglas MacArthur, soldier and statesman, was born in Little Rock in 1880.
Established near the mouth of the Arkansas River in 1686, Arkansas Post was the first permanent white settlement in the state.
The geographic center of the state is located in Pulaski, 12 miles northwest of Little Rock.
The city of Fairfield Bay sits on the north shore of Greers Ferry Lake, a 40,000 acre mountain lake of sparkling waters in central Arkansas.
The average temperature in July is 81.4 degrees; January it is 39.5; and the annual average is 61.7 degrees.
The average rainfall is 48.52 inches and the average snowfall is 5.2 inches.
Scott Joplin, popular musician and composer, was born in Texarkana.
The diamond is the official state gem. It was designated in 1967.
Arkansas is officially known as The Natural State.
The Arkansas River is the longest stream to flow into the Mississippi-Missouri river system. Its total length is 1,450 miles.
The South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato is the official state fruit and blossom. It was designated in 1987.
Milk is the official state beverage. It was designated in 1985.
The apple blossom is the official state flower. It was designated in 1901.
Origin of state's name: French interpretation of a Sioux word acansa, meaning downstream place.
A person from Arkansas is called an Arkansan.
The honeybee is the official state insect. It was officially designated in 1973.
In 1783 the Colbert Incident occurred at Arkansas Post. It was the only Revolutionary War skirmish in the state.
The Buffalo River is one of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states.
The fiddle is the official state instrument. It was designated in 1985.