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Statehood: June 15, 1836 (25th
State)
State Song: "Arkansas"
(1963)
State Bird: mockingbird (1929)
State Tree: pine (1939)
State Flower: apple blossom (1901)
State Insect: honeybee (1973)
State Mammal: White-tailed deer
State Fish: Largemouth Bass
State Insect: Honeybee
State Gem: Diamond
State Rock: Quartz Crystal
State Mineral: Bauxite
State Soil:
Stuttgart
State Beverage: Milk
State Instrument: Fiddle
State Dance: Square Dance
State Nickname: "The natural state"
State Motto: Regnat Populus,
"The People Rule"
Highest Point:
Magazine
Mountain
- 2,753 feet (839 m) above sea level
Lowest Point:
Ouachita River
; 55 feet, (17 m) above sea level
Largest cities:
Little Rock, 184,564; Fort Smith, 82,481; Fayetteville, 66,655; Springdale,
60,096; Jonesboro, 59,358; North Little Rock, 58,803; Pine Bluff, 52,693; Conway,
51,999; Rogers, 48,353; Hot Springs, 37,847
Famous Arkansans:
G. M. (Broncho Billy) Anderson actor, Little Rock
Maya Angelou author and poet, Saint Louis
Helen Gurley Brown editor, Green Forest
Glen Campbell singer, Delight
Johnny Cash singer, Kingsland
Eldridge Cleaver black activist, Walbaseha
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