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Arkansas is the first state in the U.S. where diamonds were found naturally (near Murfreesboro, Arkansas). The eastern border of most of Arkansas is the Mississippi River, except in Clay and Greene counties where the St. Francis River forms the western boundary of the Missouri Bootheel. Arkansas shares its southern border with Louisiana, its northern border with Missouri, its eastern border with Tennessee and Mississippi, and its western border with Texas and Oklahoma. Arkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains. Northwest Arkansas is part of the Ozark Plateau including the Boston Mountains, to the south are the Ouachita Mountains and these regions are divided by the Arkansas River; the southern and eastern parts of Arkansas are called the Lowlands. The so-called Lowlands are better known as the Delta and the Grand Prairie. The land along the Mississippi River is referred to as the “Delta” of Arkansas. It gets this name from the formation of its rich alluvial soils formed from the flooding of the mighty Mississippi. The Grand Prairie is slightly away from the Mississippi River in the southeast portion of the state and consists of a more undulating landscape. Both are fertile agricultural areas and home to much of the crop agriculture in the state. The Delta region is bisected by an unusual geological formation known as Crowley’s Ridge. A narrow band of rolling hills, Crowley’s Ridge rises from 250 to 500 feet above the surrounding alluvial plain. Buffalo National River, one of many attractions that give the state’s nickname The Natural State. Buffalo National River, one of many attractions that give the state’s nickname The Natural State. Arkansas is home to many caves, such as Blanchard Springs Caverns.

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PETA protester hits the streets in tiger paint

Nov 21, 2008 1:03 am

Hoping to draw attention to its fight against circuses that use animals, PETA sent protesters to the River Market District in Little Rock on Thursday, including a partially nude woman painted like a t...

Charges added to indictments in purported Obama plot

Nov 21, 2008 12:33 am

Additional criminal charges have been filed against two men accused of plotting to kill President-elect Barack Obama and dozens of other black people.

Memphian accused of firing shot at HSU student

Nov 20, 2008 10:36 pm

A Tennessee man is being held on suspicion of firing a shot at students near Henderson State University, police said Thursday.

Woman accused of scamming $150,000 out of man

Nov 20, 2008 8:17 pm

Authorities have arrested a woman accused of bilking an elderly Pine Bluff man out of $150,000.

Agencies release Gwatney investigation files

Nov 20, 2008 5:33 pm

The Little Rock Police Department and the Arkansas State Police released their investigative files on the Aug. 13 shooting death of state Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney and the subsequent chas...

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