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Arkansas Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

June 15, 1836 - Arkansas was the 25th state.

Arkansas State Capital:

Little Rock

State Nickname:

The Natural State

State Motto:

Regnat populus.
Translation: The People Rule.

Arkansas State Bird:

Mockingbird

Arkansas State Flower:

Apple Blossom

Arkansas State Tree:

Pine Tree

Cities With Population Over 100,000:
  • Little Rock

Ten Famous People From Arkansas :
  • Maya Angelou, Author and Poet
  • Johnny Cash, Singer


  • Eldridge Cleaver, Author and Black Panther
  • Bill Clinton, 42nd President
  • Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, Founder of Father's Day
  • J. William Fulbright, Politician
  • Scott Joplin, Composer
  • Douglas MacArthur, US Army General
  • Isaac C. Parker, Known as the “Hanging Judge”
  • Sam Walton, Walmart Founder
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