Portal:Arkansas

Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   The Arkansas Portal Arkansas (pronounced /ˈɑrkn̩ˌsɑː/) (are-can-saw) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Arkansas was admitted to the Union on 15 June 1836 becoming the 25th US state. On 6 May 1861, the state seceded and was the tenth state to join the Confederate States of America. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River. Its diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state. With the exception of Hawaii, Arkansas is the smallest state entirely west of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River forms most of Arkansas's eastern border, except in Clay and Greene counties where the St. Francis River forms the western boundary of the Missouri Bootheel, and in dozens of places where the current channel of the Mississippi has meandered from where it had last been legally specified. 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. All of these mountains ranges are part of the U.S. Interior Highlands region, the only major mountainous region between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. The highest point in the state is Mount Magazine in the Ouachita Mountains; it rises to 2,753 feet above sea level. More about Arkansas... Show new selections edit   Selected article Established from Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs National Park is a United States National Park in central Arkansas adjacent to the city of Hot Springs. Hot Springs Reservation was initially created by an act of the United States Congress on April 20, 1832, and the area was made a national park on March 4, 1921. It is by far the smallest national park by area in the United States. The hot springs flow from the western slope of Hot Springs Mountain, part of the Ouachita Mountain range. In the park, the hot springs have not been preserved in their unaltered state as natural surface phenomena. They have instead been managed to conserve the production of uncontaminated hot water for public use. The mountains within the park are also managed within this conservation philosophy in order to preserve the hydrological system that feeds the springs. People have used the hot spring water in therapeutic baths for more than two hundred years to treat rheumatism and other ailments. While it was a reservation, the area developed into a well-known resort nicknamed "The American Spa" which attracted not only the wealthy but indigent health seekers from around the world as well. The park includes portions of downtown Hot Springs, making it one of the most easily visited national parks. There are numerous hiking trails and camping areas. Bathing in spring water is available in approved facilities at extra cost. The entire "Bathhouse Row" area is a National Historic Landmark District that contains the grandest collection of bathhouses of its kind in North America, including many outstanding examples of Gilded Age architecture. The row's Fordyce Bathhouse serves as the park's visitor center; the Buckstaff is currently the sole bathhouse operating in its original capacity. Other buildings of the row are currently in various states of interior restoration. The park has become increasingly popular in recent years, and recorded over 1.5 million visitors in 2003, as well as nearly 2.5 non-recreational visitors. (more...) More articles... edit   Selected picture Aerial view of Hot Springs National Park showing the historic Bathhouse Row. Fourth from the left is the Fordyce Bathhouse which serves as the park visitor center. More pictures... edit   Selected biography Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born on October 26, 1947) is the junior United States Senator from New York, and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. She is married to Bill Clinton—the 42nd President of the United States—and was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham first attracted national attention in 1969 for her remarks as the first student to deliver the commencement address at Wellesley College. She embarked on a career in law after graduating from Yale Law School in 1973. Following a stint as a Congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas in 1974, and married Bill Clinton in 1975. She was later named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm in 1979, and was twice listed as one of the one hundred most influential lawyers in America. She was the First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 and was active in a number of organizations concerned with child welfare, as well as sitting on the boards of Wal-Mart and several other corporations. As First Lady of the United States, her major initiative, the Clinton health care plan, failed to gain approval from the U.S. Congress in 1994. In 1997 and 1999, Clinton played a role in advocating for the establishment of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, the Adoption and Safe Families Act, and the Foster Care Independence Act. She became the only First Lady to be subpoenaed, testifying before a federal grand jury as a consequence of the Whitewater controversy in 1996. She was never charged with any wrongdoing in this or any of the several other investigations during her husband's administration. The state of her marriage to Bill Clinton was the subject of considerable public discussion following the Lewinsky scandal in 1998. After moving to New York, Clinton was elected as senator for New York State in 2000. That election marked the first time an American First Lady had run for public office; Clinton is also the first female senator to represent New York. In the Senate, she initially supported the George W. Bush administration on some foreign policy issues, which included voting for the Iraq War Resolution. She has subsequently opposed the administration on its conduct of the war in Iraq, and has opposed it on most domestic issues. She was reelected by a wide margin in 2006. In the 2008 presidential nomination race, Clinton won more primaries and delegates than any other woman in U.S. history, but after a long campaign, Senator Barack Obama became the party's presumptive nominee in June 2008 and Clinton endorsed him. (more ...) More biographies... edit   Did you know... ... that Virginia Johnson, wife of a former Arkansas Supreme Court justice, became in 1968 the first woman ever to seek the office of Governor of Arkansas? ...that McDonald's signs once had only one golden arch? ... that the author of Captain Lindley Miller's 1864 "Marching Song of the First Arkansas" has only recently been determined? ... that the Gazette Building in Little Rock, Arkansas served as headquarters for the 1992 Bill Clinton presidential campaign? ... that St. Louis Southwestern locomotive #819, one of a group of five 4-8-4 locomotives approved by the United States federal wartime administration for construction by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway (more commonly known as the "Cotton Belt Route"), was the last engine built by the railway and the last locomotive built in Arkansas to date? edit   State symbols Flower Apple Blossom Motto Regnat populus (The people rule) Nickname The Natural State Bird Mockingbird Rock Bauxite edit   Arkansas news Wikinews Arkansas portal January 1: New Year’s Eve tornado slams northwest Arkansas, killing three September 7: Little Rock Nine member Jefferson Thomas dies aged 67 June 14: Flash floods kill at least nineteen campers in Arkansas June 13: 2009 College World Series field set, games to start Saturday March 26: Judge refuses to dismiss charge against Barack Obama assassination plotter November 23: Arkansas judge tells parents to leave Tony Alamo compound to regain custody of seized children October 29: Two men arrested in Tennessee for plot to kill Obama and school children September 26: Controversial evangelist leader Tony Alamo arrested in child sex investigation August 25: Arkansas Democratic party chairman assassinated by gunman July 2: Suspect in eight murders arrested in Illinois, United States edit   Categories Select [+] to view subcategories [−] Arkansas [×] Arkansas portal [+] Buildings and structures in Arkansas [+] Communications in Arkansas [+] Arkansas culture [+] Economy of Arkansas [+] Education in Arkansas [+] Environment of Arkansas [+] Geography of Arkansas [+] Government of Arkansas [+] Health in Arkansas [+] History of Arkansas [×] Images of Arkansas [+] Landmarks in Arkansas [+] Arkansas law [+] Arkansas-related lists [+] Military in Arkansas [+] Native American tribes in Arkansas [+] People from Arkansas [+] Politics of Arkansas [+] Arkansas society [+] Sports in Arkansas [+] Transportation in Arkansas [+] Visitor attractions in Arkansas [+] Arkansas stubs edit   WikiProjects You are invited to participate in WikiProject Arkansas, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving articles about Arkansas. edit   Web resources Official State of Arkansas website Arkansas Governor Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Arkansas Attorney General Arkansas Secretary of State Arkansas State Auditor Arkansas State Treasurer Arkansas State Supreme Court Arkansas State Legislature USDA Arkansas Statistical Facts USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Arkansas edit   Spotlight city Pine Bluff is the largest city and county seat of Jefferson County,[1] Arkansas, United States. It is also the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 52,693, ranking it as the seventh most populous city in the state. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is located here. Pine Bluff is also the home of the Pine Bluff Arsenal, a major site for the demolition of chemical weapons. (more...) 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