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The term "Northwest Arkansas" is commonly used to refer to the rapidly growing cities of Benton and Washington counties in the geographic corner of the state. Northwest Arkansas, often abbreviated NWA, has become known as a cohesive region due to the efforts of the Northwest Arkansas Council, an association of community and business leaders formally organized in 1990 to promote regionalization ...
The Caney Creek Wilderness is a rugged 14,460-acre (58.5 km 2) segment of the Ouachita National Forest near the mountain town of Mena, Arkansas. [2] It was designated by Congress in 1975 as the first wilderness area in Arkansas.
Combined Statistical Area Population [3] Core Based Statistical Area Population [2] 1 Little Rock-North Little Rock: 905,847 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA: 734,622 Pine Bluff, AR MSA: 91,962 Searcy, AR μSA: 79,263 2 Jonesboro-Paragould: 174,456 Jonesboro, AR MSA: 129,858 Paragould, AR μSA: 44,598 3 Hot Springs-Malvern: 130,851 ...
The White Rock Wildlife Management Area (WMA) was designated in 1976 as 280,000 acres (110,000 ha) of protected area within the boundaries of the Ozark National Forest.The WMA is owned by the U. S. Forest Service and managed under the provisions of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and is situated in the Boston Mountains of Northwest Arkansas.
A map of Cache River National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding area, including areas proposed for expansion. In the 1970s, duck hunters prevented the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from dredging and straightening the Cache River. The conservation movement led to the establishment of the National Wildlife Refuge in 1986.
Stone spear and dart points found in the area verify that people from the Dalton tradition were present in Montgomery County around 8500 BC. Early signs of houses and American Indian cemeteries are present in and around Caddo Gap, Arkansas, indicating the definite presence of the Caddo Indians having settled in the area in the 13th century and 14th century.
Arkansas, Union counties, then from Chicot County (prior to 1880), and Lincoln (prior 1930) Benjamin Desha, a soldier in the War of 1812: 10,479: 819.52 sq mi (2,123 km 2) Drew County: 043: Monticello: Nov 26, 1846: Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Union counties: Thomas S. Drew (1802–1879), 3rd Governor of Arkansas 16,945: 835.65 sq mi (2,164 km 2 ...
A public live webcam was added at the airport facing where the new terminal was under construction and could be viewed on the airport's website. The live webcam now faces the area of the previous terminal, which is now demolished. According to the 2021 Lafayette Regional Airport annual report, all funding for the new terminal had been obtained ...