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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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
State Tree :
Pine tree
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