On June 15, 1836, Arkansas became a state. Let’s celebrate 180 years of statehood by listing a few of the reasons homegrown Arkansans are the absolute best. So today, hug your local Arkansan, enjoy a tall glass of milk, eat a vine ripe pink tomato, cook up some rice, sit beneath a pine tree, listen to the honeybees, check out this list of Arkansas symbols, and remember that in Arkansas, The People Rule.

That's our state motto, "The People Rule."
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Right on, state motto. Right. On.
1. We’re friendly.
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2. We help each other.
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This is a photo of a group of volunteers from the University of Central Arkansas helping to clean up after a 2014 tornado.
3. We know how to grow stuff.
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With the exception of citrus fruits, Arkansas produces every crop that can be grown in the continental United States.
4. We’re pretty good at preserving our history.
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5. We know a good chapel when we see one.
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Bella Vista
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Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs
No, you’re not seeing in triplicate. These three chapels around the state were all designed by E. Fay Jones.
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Anthony Chapel in Hot Springs
6. We never underestimate our fondness for trees.
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With 18.8 million acres of forested land, Arkansans love their trees. Pictured above is Ouachita National Forest.

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7. We appreciate our landscapes. . .
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8. . . . and our scenic vistas. . .
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9. . . . and our waterways.
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10. We’ve got sporting attitudes.
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11. We know how to take things nice and slow. . .
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12. . . . and when to stop and smell the flowers.
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13. We produced Johnny Cash . . .
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That’s right, the Man in Black is one of us.
14. . . . and Maya Angelou.
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There she is, homegrown and spectacular.
15. And most of all, we love our home.
JB Weisenfels

 

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