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Parkin Archeological State Park in Parkin (pop. 1,602) preserves the site of an American Indian village that existed along the St. Francis River from 1000 to 1550. Many historians believe the village to be Casqui, a settlement that Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto visited in 1541 and wrote about in his chronicles.

first appeared: 1/16/2005

Rodgers Orchards near Lincoln (pop. 1,752) is the state's largest apple grower with 300 acres. Arkansas once was the nation's largest producer of apples, but the industry went into decline in the 1920s with the appearance of the parasite San Jose scale.

first appeared: 1/2/2005

The 3.3-mile-long Millwood Dam, built in 1966 on the Little River near Ashdown (pop. 4,781), is the state’s longest earthen dam.

first appeared: 12/19/2004

Maurice "Footsie" Britt (1919-1995), born in Carlisle (pop. 2,304), was the first soldier to win the nation’s three highest military honors—the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star—in a single war in 1944. He served as lieutenant governor of the state from 1967 to 1971.

first appeared: 12/5/2004

One of Hollywood's first cowgirl starlets, Gail Davis, lassoed fame as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television series. Davis was born Betty Jeanne Grayson in 1925 and lived in McGehee (pop. 4,570).

first appeared: 11/21/2004

The William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock includes more than 20,000 documents related to the 42nd president.

first appeared: 11/7/2004

The South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink tomato was adopted in 1987 as the official state fruit—and vegetable.

first appeared: 10/24/2004

Jimmy Driftwood wrote more than 6,000 songs, including The Battle of New Orleans, which he composed as a history lesson for his students. Driftwood was born in 1907 near Mountain View (pop. 2,876).

first appeared: 10/10/2004

The 1929 Rialto Theater in El Dorado (pop. 21,530) is the state’s only operating art-deco theater.

first appeared: 10/3/2004

In 1973, War Eagle Mill in Rogers (pop. 38,829) became the first mill built in the state in 90 years. The working gristmill is a reproduction of the 1873 mill that operated at the site.

first appeared: 9/19/2004

During construction of Bull Shoals Dam on the White River from 1947 to 1951, a 7.8-mile conveyor belt hauled rock from Lee’s Mountain near Flippin (pop. 1,357) to the dam site’s concrete plant.

first appeared: 9/12/2004

A cabin in a cave is among accommodations at the 1,400-acre Longbow Resort near Prim. The property was the getaway of Ben Pearson, who founded Ben Pearson Archery Inc. in 1938.

first appeared: 9/5/2004

A hike up Sugar Loaf Mountain, the state’s first nationally designated hiking trail, begins by boat. The mountain is on an uninhabited island in Greers Ferry Lake near Heber Springs (pop. 6,432).

first appeared: 8/29/2004

The 1939 Art Moderne-style Greyhound Bus depot is a treasured landmark in Blytheville (pop. 18,272).

first appeared: 8/22/2004

Cinematographer and inventor Freeman Harrison Owens, born in 1890 in Pine Bluff (pop. 55,085), perfected the process of putting sound on film and designed cameras and lenses used by Eastman Kodak.

first appeared: 8/15/2004

Before a walk down the aisle, many brides travel to Brinkley (pop. 3,940) and Low’s Bridal and Formal, one of the South’s largest bridal stores. Located in a 1915 restored hotel, the store sells 5,000 wedding gowns each year.

first appeared: 8/8/2004

Since 1947, the Gillett Farmers and Businessmen’s Club in Gillett (pop. 819) has raised money for community and school projects with an annual coon supper. The barbecued raccoon is served with rice and sweet potatoes.

first appeared: 8/1/2004

The 6,700-acre Lake Conway at Mayflower (pop. 1,631) is the nation’s largest state-owned lake.

first appeared: 7/25/2004

With 975 miles of shoreline, Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs (pop. 35,750) is the state’s largest man-made lake.

first appeared: 7/18/2004

William Dillard, born in 1914 in Mineral Springs (pop. 1,264), opened his first Dillard’s store in 1938 in Nashville (pop. 4,878).

first appeared: 7/11/2004

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