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The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA) is one of the United States' most popular locations for whitewater rafting and kayaking on the Arkansas River.There is a total of 150 miles of water [1] that extends from Leadville, Colorado to Pueblo, Colorado and contains many different classes of rapids ranging from Class II-V rapids.
A-State was founded as the First District Agricultural School in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas Legislature as a regional agricultural training school.Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas Legislature from Sheridan (1905–1912), introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges, including ...
Arkansas River: 47,970 1,358: Murray Dam, near Little Rock: White River: 26,760 758: ... State of Arkansas (1974) See also. List of rivers in the United States
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro was established in 1909 as Arkansas State College. ... ASU-Newport was founded as White River Vocational-Technical School in ...
Jonesboro (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ʌ r ə /) is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County . In 2023, the city had an estimated population of 80,560, [ 4 ] making it the fifth-most populous city in Arkansas .
White River Vocational Institute, Arkansas State University Beebe/Newport, Delta Technical Institute (Marked Tree & Jonesboro) ... Jonesboro, Arkansas; Marked Tree ...
Arkansas State University: Jonesboro: Public Research university: 13,190: 1909 HLC: Arkansas State University-Beebe: Beebe: Public Associate's college: 2,928: 1927 HLC: Arkansas State University Mid-South: West Memphis: Public Associate's college: 979: 1992 HLC: Arkansas State University–Mountain Home: Mountain Home: Public Associate's ...
The ridge is a geological formation that rises 150–250 feet (46–76 m) above the surrounding flat Arkansas delta. Charles Frierson, a lawyer and judge from Jonesboro, was instrumental in acquiring the property as a state park. The site officially became a state park when funding was approved by the Arkansas General Assembly in 1975. [1]