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| Looking out over Union artillery aimed
at Confederate lines on Elkhorn Mountain. The battle of
Pea Ridge took place March 7 & 8, 1862 early on in
the Civil War. The Union victory insured that Missouri,
a slave state, would remain in the the Union. |
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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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