Outline of Arkansas
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Arkansas:
Arkansas – state located in the southern region of the United States. It is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains. Its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River.
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General reference
- Names
- Common name: Arkansas
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- Official name: State of Arkansas
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Postal symbol: AR
- ISO 3166-2 code: US-AR
- Internet second-level domain: .ar.us
- Nicknames
- Common name: Arkansas
- Adjectival: Arkansas
- Demonyms
Geography of Arkansas
- Arkansas is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Arkansas: 2,915,918 (2010 U.S. Census[4])
- Area of Arkansas:
- Atlas of Arkansas
Places in Arkansas
- Historic places in Arkansas
- National Natural Landmarks in Arkansas
- State parks in Arkansas
Environment of Arkansas
- Climate of Arkansas
- Protected areas in Arkansas
- Superfund sites in Arkansas
- Wildlife of Arkansas
- Flora of Arkansas
- Fauna of Arkansas
- Reptiles
Natural geographic features of Arkansas
Regions of Arkansas
- Arkansas Delta
- Arkansas River Valley
- Arkansas Timberlands
- Ark-La-Tex
- Central Arkansas
- Crowley's Ridge
- Four State Area
- Osage Plains
- Ouachita Mountains
- The Ozarks
- Piney Woods
- South Arkansas
- U.S. Interior Highlands
- Western Arkansas
Metropolitan areas of Arkansas
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
- Fayetteville‑Springdale‑Rogers
- Fort Smith
- Texarkana
- Jonesboro
- Pine Bluff
- Hot Springs
- Memphis (TN)
Administrative divisions of Arkansas
- The 75 counties of the state of Arkansas
- Municipalities in Arkansas
Demography of Arkansas
Government and politics of Arkansas
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Arkansas
- Arkansas State Capitol
- Political party strength in Arkansas
Branches of the government of Arkansas
Executive branch of the government of Arkansas
- Governor of Arkansas
- State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Arkansas
Judicial branch of the government of Arkansas
Law and order in Arkansas
- Cannabis in Arkansas
- Capital punishment in Arkansas
- Constitution of Arkansas
- Crime in Arkansas
- Gun laws in Arkansas
- Law enforcement in Arkansas
Military in Arkansas
History of Arkansas
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History of Arkansas, by period
- Indigenous peoples
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
- French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase of 1803
- Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
- District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
- Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
- Territory of Missouri, (1812–1819)–1821
- Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
- Territory of Arkansaw, 1819–1836
- State of Arkansas becomes the 25th state admitted to the United States of America on June 15, 1836
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- Arkansas in the American Civil War
- Ninth state to declare secession from the United States of America on May 6, 1861
- Ninth state admitted to the Confederate States of America on May 18, 1861
- Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7–8, 1862
- Battle of Whitney's Lane, May 19, 1862
- Battle of Saint Charles, June 17, 1862
- Battle of Hill's Plantation, July 7, 1862
- Battle of Cane Hill, November 28, 1862
- Battle of Prairie Grove, December 7, 1862
- Battle of Arkansas Post, January 9–11, 1863
- Battle of Chalk Bluff, May 1–2, 1863
- Battle of Helena, July 4, 1863
- Battle of Devil's Backbone, September 1, 1863
- Battle of Bayou Fourche, September 10, 1863
- Battle of Pine Bluff, October 25, 1863
- Battle of Elkin's Ferry, April 3–4, 1864
- Battle of Prairie D'Ane, April 9–13, 1864
- Battle of Poison Spring, April 18, 1864
- Battle of Marks' Mills, April 25, 1864
- Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, April 30, 1864
- Battle of Old River Lake, June 5–6, 1864
- Arkansas in the American Civil War
- Arkansas in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
- Second former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 22, 1868
- Hot Springs National Park established on March 4, 1921
- Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
- Little Rock Crisis, September 4, 1957 – May 27, 1958
- Bill Clinton becomes 42nd President of the United States on January 20, 1993
History of Arkansas, by region
History of Arkansas, by subject
- List of Arkansas state legislatures
- History of universities in Arkansas
Publications about Arkansas history
Culture of Arkansas
The arts in Arkansas
Economy and infrastructure of Arkansas
- Communications in Arkansas
- Health care in Arkansas
- Transportation in Arkansas
Education in Arkansas
- Schools in Arkansas
See also
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- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Arkansas
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References
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- ↑ Jones, Daniel. (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th ed. Cambridge University Press. Template:ISBN
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Introduction to Arkansas, US States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- ↑ Arkansas § 1-4-106 - State nickname Retrieved Feb. 28, 2011
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External links
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- File:Gnome-globe.svg Wikimedia Atlas of Arkansas
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- Official State website
- Arkansas State Code (the state statutes of Arkansas)
- Arkansas State Databases – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Arkansas state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
- USDA Arkansas State Facts
- Official State tourism website
- The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
- Energy & Environmental Data for Arkansas
- U.S. Census Bureau
- 2000 Census of Population and Housing for Arkansas, U.S. Census Bureau
- USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Arkansas
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