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The Indian Rock House, a natural sandstone grotto at Fairfield Bay (pop. 2,332), first served as a home for prehistoric cave dwellers. It’s used today as an outdoor theater.

first appeared: 1/14/2001

Paragould (pop. 21, 082) is named for two railroad magnates, Jay Gould and J.W. Paramore, whose rail lines crossed in northeast Arkansas.

first appeared: 1/7/2001

Mena (pop. 5,475), founded in 1896, is named for the wife of a Dutch coffee broker who helped fund the Kansas City Southern Railroad.

first appeared: 12/31/2000

The 1932 Cave Courts Motel in Batesville (pop. 9,600) is the oldest operating motor court in the state, according to the Arkansas State Historical Society.

first appeared: 12/24/2000

Mount Magazine, the state’s highest mountain at 2,753 feet, is home to 91 of the 127 known butterfly species in the state.

first appeared: 12/17/2000

Weather permitting, residents of Mountain View (pop. 2,439) gather at the courthouse square to hear and play folk music every Saturday night. Visitors are welcome.

first appeared: 12/10/2000

Best-selling author Maya Angelou, whose famous I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is just one of her many published works, was raised in Stamps (pop. 2,332). She actually began her career with drama and dance.

first appeared: 12/3/2000

The community of Mountain View (pop. 2,439) is called the Folk Capital of America. Residents preserve the pioneer way of life and annually put it on display for visitors at the Ozark Folk Center State Park.

first appeared: 11/26/2000

Winslow (pop. 394), in 1925, was the first city in the state to elect an all-female government. The Petticoat Government, as it was called, started as a joke, but the women proved they were up to the task of running the town. Mayor Maud Duncan and nine council members later were re-elected to a second term.

first appeared: 11/19/2000

Former gov. Winthrop Rockefeller, who served 1967-1971, founded a museum devoted to his favorite hobby: cars. The Museum of Automobiles in Morrilton (pop. 6,565) has several cars from Rockefeller's personal collection.

first appeared: 11/12/2000

The state takes its name from the Quapaw Indians, who were called Akansea by some other tribes. The spelling is from early French usage.

first appeared: 11/5/2000

In 1932, Hattie Caraway of Jonesboro became the first female elected to the U.S. Senate. She was appointed in 1931 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thaddeus Caraway, and later was confirmed in a special election. She won each successive election for the seat until her defeat in 1944 by William Fulbright.

first appeared: 10/22/2000

The “Man in Black”—country music great Johnny Cash—was born in Kingsland (pop. 447) on Feb. 26, 1932. He is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

first appeared: 10/8/2000

The state capitol building in Little Rock is a replica of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., but is only one-third the size.

first appeared: 9/24/2000

The only Revolutionary War skirmish in Arkansas was the Colbert Incident, which occurred at Arkansas Post in 1783. The incident was an attack by pro-English forces, led by James Colbert, a retired British captain. American soldiers, along with Quapaw Indians and Spanish allies, repulsed the attack.

first appeared: 9/10/2000

The Buffalo National River in the Arkansas Ozarks is one of the few remaining free-flowing, unpolluted rivers in the contiguous 48 states, according to the National Park Service. In an effort to preserve the river, Congress designated the body of water a national river in 1972—the first to receive the distinction.

first appeared: 8/27/2000

The water temperature of the hot springs in Hot Springs is 143 degrees Fahrenheit.

first appeared: 8/13/2000

Ouachita National Forest—named for the Ouachita Mountains, which stretch from central Arkansas to southeast Oklahoma—is the oldest and largest national forest in the South. The land was designated Arkansas National Forest in 1907 and was renamed Ouachita National Forest in 1926.

first appeared: 7/30/2000

The attack on South Carolina’s Fort Sumter in April 1861 is known as the official start of the Civil War. But several days prior, residents in Pine Bluff reportedly fired on a federal gunboat and confiscated its supplies.

first appeared: 7/16/2000

SOME OF THE FIRST INHABITANTS of what is now Arkansas were prehistoric Indians called the Folsom people. They lived in Arkansas during the last ice age, about 20,000 years ago.

first appeared: 7/2/2000

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