Arkansas state History Abby Houston Arkansas State University abigail.houston@smail.astate.edu
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State Heritage Every 50 states in the United States of America has it s own identity. I m not just talking about the different names they have State Heritages: contributes to the quality of life and cultural identity of communities Helps give America and our homes a purpose and an identity
Arkansas Arkansas state is mostly identified as the natural state Arkansas holds over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers The state has 6 national park sites, two-and-a-half million acres of national forests, seven national scenic byways, and 50 state parks
Fun Facts About Arkansas Walmart was founded in the State of Arkansas in Bentonville by Sam Walton 25 state born on June 15, 1836 Largest freestanding rock formation in Eureka Springs-10 inches and 10 feet across A person from Arkansas is usually called an Arkansan
History of Arkansas Land was acquired during the Louisiana Purchase It was separate territory in 1819, but became an actual state in 1836 9 th state to secede from the Union Smallest state besides Hawaii and Louisiana west of the Mississippi River Little Rock High School in 1957 had federal troops out on base as it was the beginning of desegregation
State Beverage Milk became the state s beverage in 1985 Dairy farming is an important part of agriculture Arkansas adopted milk as the state beverage for its healthiness, hopes to encourage consumption, and it represented dairy farming
State Bird The state bird is a mocking bird Facts about mockingbirds: Can sing up to 200 songs Sings songs of other birds Can make insect and amphibian sounds Every now and then even a mechanical noise
State Capitol Little Rock Geographic center of the state Designing Women was filmed here Where the cheese dog was established
State Flag Red, white, and blue to symbolize it is a state under the United States of America Diamond shape represents the diamond producing (only state) 25 white stars represents the 25 confederate states that joined the Union 3 blue stars under Arkansas represents the nations that ruled it before it was born (Spain, France, and United States) and was 3 rd state created from the Louisiana Purchase 4 th lone star represents the confederacy
State Flower Became the state flower in 1901 Once was a major apple producing state Festivals are still held in Lincoln county
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State Folk Dance Modern day dancing is a little bit different than folk dancing! Arkansas s state dance is the square dance
State Fruit and vegetable Arkansas adopted the vine ripe pink tomato as the fruit and vegetable of the state FUN FACT: in 1887 there was question whether a tomato was a fruit or a vegetable had legal implications in the United States
State Gem The state gem was declared a diamond in 1967 One of the few places in North America where Diamonds can be found The only place where people are open to hunt for them Diamonds are known as the hardest substance known on earth.
State Grain In 2007 rice was designated as the official grain We grow half of America s rice Stuttgart is America s Rice Capitol
State Insect Honeybee became the state s insect in 1973 Bee pollination is important for plant and human survival Honeybees play an important role in agriculture Honeybees share hives with up to 800,000 bees
State Mammal White tailed deer became the state s mammal in 1993 Able to run up to 40 miles per hour Jump up to 9 feet, swim 13 miles per hour Both natives and white settlers hunted white tailed deer for buckskin and food
State Instrument The state fiddle became designated in 1985 Was used for folk dancing widely amongst settlers
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Bonus Jeopardy Food Instruments History Fun Facts 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20
Bonus Jeopardy Little Rock is known for the founding of what food? cheese dog
Bonus Jeopardy Name one reason why Arkansas choose milk as the state drink? It s healthy
Bonus Jeopardy Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Both
Bonus Jeopardy What does Arkansas grow half of the amount of food item that is in America? rice
Bonus Jeopardy What is the state s instrument? Fiddle
Bonus Jeopardy What is a famous folk dance that our state adopted? Square dancing
Bonus Jeopardy True or False: Did the settlers in Arkansas play the fiddle to dance? True
Bonus Jeopardy True or False: Did the settlers square danced to the fiddle? True
Bonus Jeopardy What year was Arkansas found, but NOT quite yet established? 1918
Bonus Jeopardy Why are there 3 white stars underneath Arkansas on our state flag? 3 rd state created from the Louisiana Purchase
Bonus Jeopardy What does the diamond on the Arkansas state flag represent? Only state people can dig for diamonds
Bonus Jeopardy What number was Arkansas to secede from the Union? 9
Bonus Jeopardy Where is the largest free standing rock in Arkansas located at? Eureka Springs
Bonus Jeopardy What name are people from Arkansas usually identified as? Arkansans
Bonus Jeopardy True or False: Was the first Walmart established in Lincoln, Arkansas? False
Bonus Jeopardy What number was Arkansas when it become established in America? 25