Enjoy these interesting facts about Arkansas.

• Pivot Rock balances on a base 15 times smaller than its top.
• The Ozark National Forest covers more than one million acres.
• Alma is claimed to be the Spinach Capital of the World.
• 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 Magnet Cove region claims to contain 102 varieties of minerals.
• The largest freestanding rock formation located in Eureka Springs has a base circumference of about 10 inches and the top measures almost 10 feet across.
• The apple blossom is the official state flower. It was designated in 1901.
• 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.
• Ouachita National Forest reigns as the oldest national forest in the South.
• The Basin Park Hotel in Eureka Springs is seven stories tall, but every floor is a “ground” floor. The hotel is built against a hillside, and each story opens onto the hill at a different height.
• There are 47 hot springs that flow from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain, at an average temperature of 143F.
• In 1983, Arkansas becomes the first state to require teachers to pass a basic skills test.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Arkansas River is the longest stream to flow into the Mississippi-Missouri river system. Its total length is 1,450 miles.
• Large burial mounds found in Arkansas were a prominent feature of the region's last prehistoric culture, the Mississippian, which began about 700 AD.
• Arkansas became the 25th state on June 15, 1836.
• The pine tree is the official state tree. It was designated in 1939.
• Little River County Courthouse is world famous for it's Christmas lights display.
• 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 University of Central Arkansas was founded in Conway in 1907.
• 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.
• Milk is the official state beverage. It was designated in 1985.
• Located just outside of Murfreesboro, Crater of Diamonds State Park allows dedicated prospectors to search for precious gems including diamonds, amethyst, garnet, jasper, agate, and quartz.
• The mockingbird is the official state bird. It was designated in 1929.
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