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Arkansas ( / ˈɑːrkənsɔː / ⓘ AR-kən-saw [c]) is a landlocked state in the South Central region of the Southern United States. [9] [10] It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and refers to ...
The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System. Founded as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871, classes were first held in 1872, with its present name adopted in 1899.
A map of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System ( MKARNS) is part of the United States inland waterway system originating at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa and running southeast through Oklahoma and Arkansas to the Mississippi River. The total length of the system is 445 miles ...
In front of the Stubblefield Center, home of the Lions basketball and volleyball teams, is the newly erected Numa statue. The statue is a 15-foot-long (4.6 m), bronze rendition of the university's mascot. The sculpture was unveiled on April 28, 2010, and is the largest statue of a leaping lion in the world. Boreham Library
The Arkansas Post National Memorial is a 757.51-acre (306.55 ha) protected area in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States. The National Park Service manages 663.91 acres (268.67 ha) of the land, and the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism manages a museum on the remaining grounds.
Mountain Home is located in northern Arkansas at (36.336248, -92.382279 It is the center of the Twin Lakes area, with Norfork Lake 15 minutes to the east and Bull Shoals Lake 20 minutes to the northwest.
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ( AMFA ), formerly known as the Arkansas Arts Center, is an art museum located in MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas. The museum's most recent expansion and renovation was designed by architecture and urban design practice Studio Gang. During this time, it was closed to the public.
A proposed access road connecting the airport with the new Springdale Bypass was part of a ½ cent statewide sales tax continuation amendment. This was passed by voters on November 3, 2020. [13] As of February 10, 2021, three alternatives were brought to public comment with a live meeting scheduled March 2, 2021.