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| At the main entrance to Little Rock Central
High School which gained national attentionin 1957 when
nine African-American students attempted to integrate
Little Rock's all white schools. The school became a National
Historic Site in 1998. |
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Flag |
Seal |
 Website : www.state.ar.us |
 Capital : Little Rock |
 Highest point : Magazine Mountain, 2,753 feet |
 Area : 53,182 square miles,
29th largest state |
 Population : 2,673,400 (2000
US census) |
 Motto :
Regnat Populus (The People Rule) |
 Admitted to Union
: June 15, 1836 |
 State Song : "Oh, Arkansas" |
 State Bird : Mockingbird |
 State Flower
: Apple Blossom
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 State Tree : Pine tree |
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