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Charles Lindbergh made his first night flight in 1923 at Lake Village (pop. 2,823). The pilot made an emergency landing, spent the night and gave his host an evening flight.

first appeared: 6/27/2004

Built in 1933, the gristmill in the opening scene of Gone with the Wind is a beloved landmark in Old Mill Park in North Little Rock (pop. 60,433).

first appeared: 6/20/2004

Popular 1930s radio comedian Bob Burns of Van Buren (pop. 18,986) invented a musical instrument from pipe and called it a bazooka. During World War II, soldiers nicknamed their shoulder-held rocket launchers after the bazooka.

first appeared: 6/13/2004

Aunt Sally, the first steamboat on the Arkansas River, created such excitement when it arrived July 30, 1878, in Arkansas City (pop. 589) that churchgoers left services early to view it.

first appeared: 6/6/2004

One of the world’s largest covered houseboat docks makes a splash at Lake Ouachita Shores Resort and Marina at Mount Ida (pop. 981). Twelve 70-foot slips and 32 100-foot slips accommodate houseboats.

first appeared: 5/30/2004

In 1875, Cane Hill College, which became the University of the Ozarks at Clarksville (pop. 7,719), was the state’s first four-year college to admit women to its degree program.

first appeared: 5/23/2004

The Old State House Museum in Little Rock is the oldest standing state capitol west of the Mississippi. Built between 1833 and 1842, the Greek Revival-style building served as the Capitol until 1911.

first appeared: 5/16/2004

Logoly State Park at McNeil (pop. 662), known for its mineral springs, was named after the original landowners: Longinos, Goodes, and Lyles.

first appeared: 5/9/2004

In 1846, settler William Lynch accidentally dropped cotton seed outside his store and the thriving plants inspired the town’s name of Cotton Plant (pop. 960).

first appeared: 5/2/2004

Incorporated in 1883, Paragould (pop. 22,017) was named after two railroad company presidents, J.W. Paramore and Jay Gould, whose trains met there.

first appeared: 4/25/2004

Randolph County (pop. 18,195) has been part of four territories—the District of Louisiana (1804), District of New Madrid (1805), Territory of Missouri (1815) and Territory of Arkansas (1819).

first appeared: 4/18/2004

The Old State House Museum in Little Rock is housed in the oldest surviving state Capitol west of the Mississippi River. It is best known as the site of President Bill Clinton’s 1992 and 1996 election celebrations.

first appeared: 4/11/2004

The state has been home to numerous professional athletes, including baseball greats Lou Brock, “Dizzy” Dean and Brooks Robinson.

first appeared: 4/4/2004

Arkansas Post was the site of the first non-Indian settlement in what is now Arkansas. French explorer Henri de Tonti established a trading post there in 1686. Today, it is the site of a National Park Service museum and memorial.

first appeared: 3/28/2004

Best-selling author John Grisham was born in Jonesboro (pop. 46,535) in 1955, and was a practicing lawyer for years before his first book, A Time to Kill, was published in 1988.

first appeared: 3/21/2004

Wild River Country near Little Rock is one of the state’s largest water parks. It features rides such as the Vortex and the Accelerator.

first appeared: 3/14/2004

The Buffalo River is one of the few remaining unpolluted, free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states, offering both placid and swift-running stretches. It originates as a trickle in the Boston Mountains.

first appeared: 3/7/2004

In 1881, the state General Assembly passed a resolution designating that the state’s name be spelled Arkansas and pronounced Arkansaw. This pronunciation was chosen to honor the American Indians who originally inhabited the state.

first appeared: 2/29/2004

Nearly 50 hot springs— with an average temperature of 143 degrees—flow from the southwestern slope of Hot Springs Mountain.

first appeared: 2/22/2004

The governor’s mansion is a Colonial-style building finished in 1950 at a cost of $197,000. It contains brick from the old Arkansas School for the Blind, which previously occupied the site in Little Rock.

first appeared: 2/15/2004

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