Arkansas Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

June 15, 1836 - Arkansas was the 25th state.

Arkansas State Capital:

Little Rock

State Nickname:

The Natural State

State Motto:

Regnat populus.
Translation: The People Rule.

Arkansas State Bird:

Mockingbird

Arkansas State Flower:

Apple Blossom

Arkansas State Tree:

Pine Tree

Cities With Population Over 100,000:

• Little Rock

Ten Famous People From Arkansas :

• Maya Angelou, Author and Poet
• Johnny Cash, Singer
• Eldridge Cleaver, Author and Black Panther
• Bill Clinton, 42nd President
• Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, Founder of Father's Day
• J. William Fulbright, Politician
• Scott Joplin, Composer
• Douglas MacArthur, US Army General
• Isaac C. Parker, Known as the “Hanging Judge”
• Sam Walton, Walmart Founder