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ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS
Region: southern
Admission to Statehood: June 15, 1836
Famous ArkansansG. M. (Broncho Billy) Anderson actor, Little RockMaya Angelou author and poet, Saint LouisHelen Gurley Brown editor, Green ForestGlen Campbell singer, DelightJohnny Cash singer, KingslandEldridge Cleaver black activist, WalbasehaJay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean baseball player, LucasOrval Faubus former governor, CombsJohn Gould Fletcher writer, Little RockJohn Grisham author, JonesboroJohn H. Johnson publisher, Arkansas CityScott Joplin musician, composer, TexarkanaAlan Ladd actor, Hot SpringsDouglas MacArthur 5-star general, Little RockDick Powell actor, Mountain ViewEdward Durrell Stone architect, FayettvilleBird: Mockingbird 50states List
Borders: Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Landforms:
Economy:
Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, soybeans, sorghum, cattle, cotton, rice, hogs, milk.
Industry: Food processing, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, paper products, bromine, vanadium.