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England is a city in southwestern Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States and the county's fourth most populous city. The population was 2,825 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Little Rock – North Little Rock – Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area .
St. John's College was a masonic college in Little Rock, Arkansas [a]. It was conceived in 1850 by Grand Master Elbert H. English and received a state charter the same year. Classes were first held in 1859. [1] It was used as a Confederate and then Union Army hospital during the American Civil War until 1867 when it returned to scholastic use.
The England High School mascot and athletic emblem is the lion with purple and gold serving as the school colors. [4] The England Lions compete in interscholastic activities within the 2A Classification via the 2A Region 5 Conference, as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Lions participate in basketball (boys/girls), cheer ...
The England Public School District is a school district headquartered in England, Arkansas, United States. [2] It serves territory in Lonoke County, including England, Coy, and Keo. [3] The district has two schools, England Elementary School (Grades K-8) and England High School (Grades 7–12). [4]
With more than 6,100 students, Harding University is the largest private university in Arkansas. A campus of Arkansas State University is located in Searcy. Formerly operating as Foothills Technical Institute, it is a technical campus of nearby Arkansas State University Beebe, and offers several two-year programs. In order to create drilling ...
Senior Walk is a tradition unique to the University of Arkansas. Senior Walk was established in 1905 by president John Tillman. Each year, all graduates have their name carved into the sidewalk that circles, and cuts through campus. The walk begins directly in front of Old Main with the first graduating class, of 1876. [11]
Beginning around 11,700 B.C.E., the first indigenous people inhabited the area now known as Arkansas after crossing today's Bering Strait, formerly Beringia. [3] The first people in modern-day Arkansas likely hunted woolly mammoths by running them off cliffs or using Clovis points, and began to fish as major rivers began to thaw towards the end of the last great ice age. [4]
The National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas represent Arkansas's history from the Louisiana Purchase through the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. It contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Arkansas. There are 17 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Arkansas.