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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Arkansas:

Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

– state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

located in the southern region

Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...

of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains. Its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

General reference

Names
- Common name: Arkansas
  Arkansas
  Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
  - Pronunciation: ˈɑrkənsɔː
- Official name: State of Arkansas
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: AR
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-AR
  - Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
    
    second-level domain
    Second-level domain
    In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....
    
    : .ar.us
- Nicknames
  - Bear
    Bear
    Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
    
    State
  - Bowie
    Bowie knife
    A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife first popularized by Colonel James "Jim" Bowie in the early 19th Century. Since the first incarnation was created by James Black, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although its...
    
    State
  - Hot Springs
    Hot spring
    A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
    
    State
  - Land of Opportunity (former official nickname; previously used on license plates
    Vehicle registration plates of Arkansas
    Since 1911, the U.S. state of Arkansas has issued license plates for motor vehicles registered there.- Passenger plates 1955 to present :In 1956, the U.S...
    
    )
  - The Natural State (currently used on license plates)
  - Razorback
    Boar
    Wild boar, also wild pig, is a species of the pig genus Sus, part of the biological family Suidae. The species includes many subspecies. It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely hybridises...
    
    State
  - Toothpick
    Arkansas toothpick
    The Arkansas toothpick is a heavy dagger with a pointed, straight blade. The knife is balanced and weighted for throwing and can be used for thrusting and slashing...
    
    State
  - Wonder State
  - Diamond State
Adjectival: Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
Demonyms
- Arkansan
- Arkansawyer

Geography of Arkansas

Main article: Geography of Arkansas

Arkansas is: a U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
  Northern Hemisphere
  The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
- Western hemisphere
  Western Hemisphere
  The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
- Americas
  Americas
  The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
  - North America
    North America
    North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
    - Anglo America
    - Northern America
      Northern America
      Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
      - United States of America
        
        Contiguous United States
        Contiguous United States
        The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
        
        Southern United States
        Southern United States
        The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
        
        South Central United States
        South Central United States
        The South Central United States or South Central states is a region of the United States located in the south central part of the country. It evolved out of the archaic southwest, which originally was literally the western U.S. South...
Population of Arkansas: 2,915,918 (2010 U.S. Census)
Area of Arkansas:
Atlas of Arkansas

Places in Arkansas

Historic places in Arkansas
- Ghost towns in Arkansas
- National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas
  - Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
National Natural Landmarks in Arkansas
National parks in Arkansas
State parks in Arkansas

Environment of Arkansas

Climate of Arkansas
Protected areas in Arkansas
- State forests of Arkansas
Superfund sites in Arkansas
Wildlife of Arkansas
- Flora of Arkansas
  Flora of Arkansas
  Geobotanically, Arkansas belongs to the North American Atlantic Region.-A:*Amorpha ouachitensis - Ouachita leadplant*Amorpha paniculata - Panicled indigobush*Amsonia hubrichtii - Ouachita blue star*Astragalus soxmaniorum - Soxmans' milk-vetch-C:...
- Fauna of Arkansas
  - Reptiles
    - Snakes of Arkansas

Natural geographic features of Arkansas

Lakes of Arkansas
Rivers of Arkansas

Regions of Arkansas

Arkansas Delta
Arkansas Delta
The Arkansas Delta is one of the five natural regions of the state of Arkansas. It runs along the eastern border of the state next to the Mississippi River. It is part of the Mississippi River alluvial plain, itself part of the Mississippi embayment...
Arkansas River Valley
Arkansas Timberlands
Arkansas Timberlands
The Arkansas Timberlands, sometimes also called Southern Arkansas or Southwestern Arkansas, is a region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It can be roughly defined by Sevier County in the northwest, a portion of Jefferson County in the northeast, Ashley County in the southeast, and Miller County in...
Ark-La-Tex
Ark-La-Tex
The Ark-La-Tex, Arklatex, or ArkLaTex is a U.S. socio-economic region where Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma intersect. Some prefer the more inclusive Arklatexoma...
Central Arkansas
Crowley's Ridge
Crowley's Ridge
Crowley's Ridge is an unusual geological formation that rises 250 to above the alluvial plain of the Mississippi embayment in a line from southeastern Missouri to the Mississippi River near Helena, Arkansas. It is the most prominent feature in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain between Cape...
Four State Area
Four State Area
The Four State Area is a term used to describe the area where the borders of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma abut. The Tulsa, Oklahoma Joplin, Missouri and Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas metropolitan areas are located within the region...
Osage Plains
Osage Plains
The Osage Plains are a physiographic section of the larger Central Lowland province, which in turn is part of the larger Interior Plains physiographic division. The area is sometimes called the Lower Plains, North Central Plains, and the Rolling Plains...
Ouachita Mountains
Ouachita Mountains
The Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range in west central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. The range's subterranean roots may extend as far as central Texas, or beyond it to the current location of the Marathon Uplift. Along with the Ozark Mountains, the Ouachita Mountains form the U.S...
The Ozarks
The Ozarks
The Ozarks are a physiographic and geologic highland region of the central United States. It covers much of the southern half of Missouri and an extensive portion of northwestern and north central Arkansas...
Piney Woods
Piney Woods
The Piney Woods is a temperate coniferous forest terrestrial ecoregion in the Southern United States covering of East Texas, southern Arkansas, western Louisiana, and southeastern Oklahoma. These coniferous forests are dominated by several species of pine as well as hardwoods including hickory and...
South Arkansas
South Arkansas
South Arkansas lies within the southern most portions of Arkansas Gulf Coastal Plain and Delta regions. It encompasses the lower 15 counties of the state.-History:...
U.S. Interior Highlands
U.S. Interior Highlands
The U.S. Interior Highlands is a mountainous region spanning eastern Oklahoma, western and northern Arkansas, southern Missouri, and the extreme southeast corner of Kansas. The name is designated by the United States Geological Survey to refer to the combined mountainous region of the Ozarks and...
Western Arkansas
Western Arkansas
Western Arkansas is a region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It can be roughly defined by Crawford County in the northwest, Van Buren County in the northeast, Dallas County in the southeast, and Sevier County in the southwest. Some notable towns there include Fort Smith, Van Buren, Clarksville,...

Metropolitan areas of Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
Fayetteville‑Springdale‑Rogers
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Census Bureau is a four-county area including three Arkansas counties and one Missouri county...
Fort Smith
Fort Smith metropolitan area
The Fort Smith Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a five-county area including three Arkansas counties and two Oklahoma counties, and anchored by the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas...
Texarkana
Jonesboro
Jonesboro metropolitan area
The Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Craighead and Poinsett – in northeast Arkansas, anchored by the city of Jonesboro. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 107,762...
Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff metropolitan area
The Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a three-county region in southeast Arkansas, anchored by the city of Pine Bluff. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 107,341...
Hot Springs
Memphis (TN)
Memphis Metropolitan Area
The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR , more commonly known as The Mid-South, is the 41st largest among similarly designated areas in the United States. The metropolitan area covers eight counties in three states – Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas...

Administrative divisions of Arkansas

The 75 counties of the state of Arkansas
- Municipalities in Arkansas
  - Cities in Arkansas
    - State capital of Arkansas: Little Rock
      Little Rock, Arkansas
      Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
    - City nicknames in Arkansas

Government and politics of Arkansas

Main article: Government of Arkansas and Politics of Arkansas

Form of government
Form of government
A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

: U.S. state government
State governments of the United States
State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
United States congressional delegations from Arkansas
United States congressional delegations from Arkansas
The followings tables present the congressional delegations from Arkansas to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Arkansas Territory:- Members of the House of Representatives :...
Arkansas State Capitol
Arkansas State Capitol
The Arkansas State Capitol Building, located in Little Rock, is the main house of government of the state of Arkansas.-History:In 1899, the St. Louis architect George R. Mann visited the governor of Arkansas Daniel W. Jones, and presented his drawings of his winning competition design for the...
Political party strength in Arkansas
Political party strength in Arkansas
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Arkansas:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Auditor*State Treasurer*State Land Commissioner...

Executive branch of the government of Arkansas

Governor of Arkansas
- Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
  Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
  The Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas presides over the Arkansas Senate with a tie-breaking vote, serves as governor when the governor is out of state, and serves as governor if the governor is impeached, removed from office, dies or is otherwise unable to discharge the office's duties.The position...
- Secretary of State of Arkansas
  Secretary of State of Arkansas
  The Secretary of State of Arkansas is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Arkansas.The current Secretary of State is Mark Martin.-Organization:The Secretary of State's Office is composed of seven divisions:...
State departments
- Arkansas Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Arkansas

Arkansas General Assembly
Arkansas General Assembly
The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 members. All 135 representatives and state senators...

(bicameral)
- Upper house
  Upper house
  An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
  
  : Arkansas State Senate
- Lower house
  Lower house
  A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
  
  : Arkansas House of Representatives
  Arkansas House of Representatives
  The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 26,734...

Judicial branch of the government of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Since 1925, it has consisted of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices, and at times Special Justices are called upon in the absence of a regular justice...

Law and order in Arkansas

Main article: Law of Arkansas

Capital punishment in Arkansas
Capital punishment in Arkansas
Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Since 1820, a total of 504 individuals have been executed. According to the Arkansas Department of Correction, as of December 22, 2008, a total of 40 men were under a sentence of death in the state....
- Individuals executed in Arkansas
Constitution of Arkansas
Crime in Arkansas
Crime in Arkansas
This article refers to the situation of crime in the state of Arkansas-Statistics:In 2008 there were 123,882 crimes reported in Arkansas including 162 murders 109,508 property crimes and 1395 rapes a full list can be found -Capital punishment laws:...
Gun laws in Arkansas
Law enforcement in Arkansas
- Law enforcement agencies in Arkansas
  - Arkansas State Police
    Arkansas State Police
    The Arkansas State Police is the state police agency for Arkansas, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state. It was created to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of people in Arkansas...

History of Arkansas, by period

Indigenous peoples
French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

colony of Louisiane
Louisiana (New France)
Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...

, 1699–1764
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Spanish
Spain
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(though predominantly Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....

) district of Alta Luisiana
Louisiana (New Spain)
Louisiana was the name of an administrative district of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1764 to 1803 that represented territory west of the Mississippi River basin, plus New Orleans...

, 1764–1803
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
  Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
  The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secretly negotiated treaty between France and Spain in which Spain returned the colonial territory of...
  
  of 1800
French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

district of Haute-Louisiane
Louisiana (New France)
Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...

, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase
  Louisiana Purchase
  The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
  
  of 1803
Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...

, 1803–1804
District of Louisiana
District of Louisiana
The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804 until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated...

, 1804–1805
Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
Territory of Missouri, (1812–1819)–1821
- Adams-Onis Treaty
  Adams-Onís Treaty
  The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain . It settled a standing border dispute between the two...
  
  of 1819
Territory of Arkansaw, 1819–1836
State of Arkansas becomes the 25th state admitted to the United States of America on June 15, 1836
- Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- American Civil War
  American Civil War
  The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
  
  , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Arkansas in the American Civil War
    Arkansas in the American Civil War
    The state of Arkansas was a part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, and provided a source of troops, supplies, and military and political leaders for the fledgling country. Arkansas had become the 25th state of the United States, on June 15, 1836, entering as a...
    - - Ninth state to declare secession from the United States of America on May 6, 1861
      - Ninth state admitted to the Confederate States of America
        Confederate States of America
        The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
        
        on May 18, 1861
    - Battle of Pea Ridge
      Battle of Pea Ridge
      The Battle of Pea Ridge was a land battle of the American Civil War, fought on March 6–8, 1862, at Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near Garfield. In the battle, Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis defeated Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn. The outcome of the...
      
      , March 7–8, 1862
    - Battle of Whitney's Lane
      Battle of Whitney's Lane
      The Battle of Whitney's Lane was a small, but psychologically important, land battle of the American Civil War fought on May 19, 1862, in north-central Arkansas.- Union Situation:...
      
      , May 19, 1862
    - Battle of Saint Charles
      Battle of Saint Charles
      The Battle of St. Charles was a naval engagement and infantry battle during the American Civil War. It was fought on June 17, 1862, between 8 Union ships including the USS Mound City, and several Confederate shore guns. A Confederate gun hit the Mound City's steam drum, causing an explosion which...
      
      , June 17, 1862
    - Battle of Hill's Plantation
      Battle of Cotton Plant
      The Battle of Cotton Plant occurred on July 7, 1862 in Woodruff County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War.During the summer of 1862, Union Maj. Gen. Samuel R...
      
      , July 7, 1862
    - Battle of Cane Hill
      Battle of Cane Hill
      The Battle of Cane Hill was fought during the American Civil War on November 28, 1862 in Washington County, Arkansas. Union troops under Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt drove Confederates under Brig. Gen. John S...
      
      , November 28, 1862
    - Battle of Prairie Grove
      Battle of Prairie Grove
      The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on 7 December 1862, that resulted in a tactical stalemate but essentially secured northwest Arkansas for the Union.-Strategic situation: Union:...
      
      , December 7, 1862
    - Battle of Arkansas Post
      Battle of Fort Hindman
      The Battle of Fort Hindman, or the Battle of Arkansas Post, was fought January 9–11, 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.-Background:...
      
      , January 9–11, 1863
    - Battle of Chalk Bluff
      Battle of Chalk Bluff
      The Battle of Chalk Bluff was a land battle of the American world War that took place in Clay County, Arkansas, and Dunklin County, Missouri, on May 1 and May 2, 1863. Brig. Gen. William Vandever, commanding the 2nd Division of the Union Army of the Frontier, was repulsed in an attempt to prevent...
      
      , May 1–2, 1863
    - Battle of Helena
      Battle of Helena
      The Battle of Helena was a land battle of the American Civil War fought on July 4, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas. Overshadowed by the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Battle of Helena secured eastern Arkansas for the Union.- Union forces :...
      
      , July 4, 1863
    - Battle of Devil's Backbone
      Battle of Devil's Backbone
      The Battle of Devil's Backbone was a land battle of the American Civil War on September 1, 1863 in Sebastian County, Arkansas....
      
      , September 1, 1863
    - Battle of Bayou Fourche
      Battle of Bayou Fourche
      The Battle of Bayou Fourche, sometimes called the Battle of Little Rock, was a battle in the American Civil War fought on September 10, 1863 east of the town of Little Rock, Arkansas.- Battle :...
      
      , September 10, 1863
    - Battle of Pine Bluff
      Battle of Pine Bluff
      The Battle of Pine Bluff was fought on October 25, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces in Arkansas. Union troops under Colonel Powell Clayton, having taken Pine Bluff on September 17, remained in the town with the 5th Kansas Cavalry and the 1st Indiana Cavalry. The Confederates, led by John...
      
      , October 25, 1863
    - Battle of Elkin's Ferry
      Battle of Elkin's Ferry
      The Battle of Elkin's Ferry was fought on April 3 and April 4, 1864, in Clark and Nevada counties in Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War.-Opposing forces:...
      
      , April 3–4, 1864
    - Battle of Prairie D'Ane
      Battle of Prairie D'Ane
      The Battle of Prairie D'Ane was fought April 9–13, 1864, in Nevada County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War.-Opposing forces:...
      
      , April 9–13, 1864
    - Battle of Poison Spring
      Battle of Poison Spring
      The Battle of Poison Spring was fought during the American Civil War on April 18, 1864, in Ouachita County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition.-Opposing forces:Dwindling supplies for his army at Camden, Arkansas forced Union Army Maj. Gen...
      
      , April 18, 1864
    - Battle of Marks' Mills
      Battle of Marks' Mills
      The Battle of Marks' Mills occurred on April 25, 1864, in Cleveland County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War. Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. James F. Fagan overwhelmed a small Union detachment commanded by Lt. Col. Francis M...
      
      , April 25, 1864
    - Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
      Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
      The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry was fought April 30, 1864, in Grant County, Arkansas during the American Civil War. It was the climactic battle of the Camden Expedition, which was a part of the Union Army’s failed Red River Campaign. Each side sustained a large number of casualties, especially...
      
      , April 30, 1864
    - Battle of Old River Lake
      Battle of Old River Lake
      The Battle of Old River Lake was a small skirmish between U.S. Army troops and Confederate troops from June 5 to June 6, 1864, during the American Civil War. A Union Army force marched into Confederate-held lands in Chicot County, Arkansas...
      
      , June 5–6, 1864
- Arkansas in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
  - - Second former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 22, 1868
- Hot Springs National Park
  Hot Springs National Park
  Established from Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs National Park is a United States National Park in central Arkansas adjacent to the city of Hot Springs. Hot Springs Reservation was initially created by an act of the United States Congress on April 20, 1832, and the area was made a national...
  
  established on March 4, 1921
- African-American Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
  - Little Rock Crisis, September 4, 1957 – May 27, 1958
- Bill Clinton
  Bill Clinton
  William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
  
  becomes 42nd President of the United States
  President of the United States
  The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
  
  on January 20, 1993

History of Arkansas, by subject

History of universities in Arkansas
- History of the University of Arkansas
  History of the University of Arkansas
  The History of the University of Arkansas began with its establishment in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1871 under the Morrill Act, as the Arkansas Industrial College. Over the period of its nearly 140 year history, the school has grown from two small buildings on a hilltop to a university with...

Culture of Arkansas

Museums in Arkansas
Religion in Arkansas
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arkansas
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arkansas
  As of year-end 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 25,296 members, 5 stakes, 56 Congregations , and 1 mission in Arkansas.-History:...
- Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas
  Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas
  The Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas is part of the larger Episcopal Church in the United States and the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Diocese is organized into 56 congregations, with its diocesan office in Little Rock. The seat of the Bishop of Arkansas is , Little Rock.-List of bishops of...
Scouting in Arkansas
Scouting in Arkansas
Scouting in Arkansas has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Early history :...
State symbols of Arkansas
- Flag of the State of Arkansas
- Great Seal of the State of Arkansas

Economy and infrastructure of Arkansas

Main article: Economy of Arkansas

Communications in Arkansas
Health care in Arkansas
- Hospitals in Arkansas
Transportation in Arkansas
- Airports in Arkansas
- Roads in Arkansas
  - U.S. Highways in Arkansas
  - Interstate Highways in Arkansas
  - state highways in Arkansas
  - state highway spurs in Arkansas

Education in Arkansas

Main article: Education in Arkansas

Schools in Arkansas
- School districts in Arkansas
  - High schools in Arkansas
- Colleges and universities in Arkansas
  - University of Arkansas
    University of Arkansas
    The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
  - Arkansas State University
    Arkansas State University
    Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and third largest university by enrollment. It is located atop on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA...

External links

Official State website
Arkansas State Code (the state statutes of Arkansas)
Arkansas State Databases – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Arkansas state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
Arkansas State Facts
Official State tourism website
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Energy & Environmental Data for Arkansas
U.S. Census Bureau
2000 Census of Population and Housing for Arkansas, U.S. Census Bureau
USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Arkansas

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