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Arkansas’ wealth of mineral resources influenced many of its town names, including Bauxite (pop. 432), Zinc (pop. 76), Coal Hill (pop. 1,001), and Lead Hill (pop. 287).

first appeared: 7/28/2002

One-fourth of the state is covered in timber, with at least 210 species. Oaks make up the largest group, with 43 different types.

first appeared: 7/21/2002

Diaz (pop. 1,284) was named for Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, who stopped there on a train trip in the early 1900s.

first appeared: 7/14/2002

The state’s first television station, KATV in Little Rock, went on the air in 1953.

first appeared: 7/7/2002

Pine Bluff is known as the world center of archery bow production.

first appeared: 6/30/2002

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park in Prairie Grove (pop. 2,540) is one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields. The park interprets the battle fought there on Dec. 7, 1862.

first appeared: 6/23/2002

Navy Lt. E. Scott McCuskey, born in Little Rock, was one of the Navy’s earliest aces during World War II. He downed 13.5 Japanese planes during the war (sharing one “kill” with another flier).

first appeared: 6/16/2002

The earliest land claim in the state was filed in 1809 near what is now Ravenden Springs (pop. 137) by settler John Janes.

first appeared: 6/9/2002

The country’s first direct-dial long distance telephone call was made from Fordyce (pop. 4,799) in 1960.

first appeared: 6/2/2002

Izard County was formed in 1825 and named for George Izard, second governor of the Arkansas Territory.

first appeared: 5/26/2002

Southwest Trail, the earliest road across Arkansas, ran from Fulton (pop. 245) to Washington (pop. 148), and then on to Little Rock and Missouri. It was established in the early 1800s.

first appeared: 5/19/2002

The Arkansas Traveler is the name of an old folk tune as well as the University of Arkansas’ newspaper and was the name painted on the nose of a P-38 Mustang fighter plane stationed in Europe in World War II.

first appeared: 5/12/2002

Once thriving with steamboat traffic, Jacksonport became the seat of Jackson County in 1854. In 1891, the county seat was moved, and the stores, wharves, and saloons vanished. The area is now Jacksonport State Park.

first appeared: 5/5/2002

The country’s largest freestanding rock formation is in Eureka Springs (pop. 2,278). Pivot Rock has a base circumference of about 10 inches and the top measures almost 10 feet across.

first appeared: 4/28/2002

The state’s first radio station, WOK (which stands for “worker of kilowatts”), began broadcasting from Pine Bluff in 1921.

first appeared: 4/21/2002

Born in 1790, John Patterson of Marianna (pop. 5,181) was the first Anglo-Saxon child born west of the Mississippi River.

first appeared: 4/14/2002

When Union troops captured Little Rock in September 1863, the Confederate government of Arkansas fled to Washington (pop. 148), where they settled in at the courthouse.

first appeared: 4/7/2002

Devil’s Den State Park near Winslow (pop. 399) features a large sandstone crevice cave known as the Devil’s Ice Box, where the temperature never goes above 60 degrees.

first appeared: 3/31/2002

Sightings of the White River Monster in White River near Newport (pop. 7,811) were first recorded in 1937. In 1973, the state Legislature passed a bill creating the White River Monster Refuge.

first appeared: 3/24/2002

Wiederkehr Wine Cellars in Altus (pop. 817) is the oldest and largest winery in mid-America. Located atop St. Mary’s Mountain, the first wine cellar opened here in 1880.

first appeared: 3/17/2002

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