ARKANSAS

HISTORY

STATE GOVERNMENT

INDUSTRY

TOURISM AND HISTORIC PLACES

GEOGRAPHY

VACATION ITINERARY

Teacher: Mrs. LaFosse/ Hayward

By: Dillon Kim

Nickname: The Natural State

Motto: "Regnat populus" - The people rule

Bird: Mockingbird

Fish: none

Mammal: White–tailed deer

Insect: Honeybee

Flower: Apple Blossom

Tree: Pine Tree

State Fruit and Blossom: South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato

Rock: Quartz Crystal

Gemstone: Diamond

Mineral: Bauxite

Soil: Stuttgart (unofficial)    bauxite                                                                                  diamond

 

 

 

State Flag: The official state flag of Arkansas was chosen in a design contest in 1913; the winner was Miss Willie Kavanaugh Hocker of Wabbaseka. The flag's design was finalized in 1926.

The diamond shapes in the center represent the diamond gemstone, because Arkansas is the only state in the USA where diamonds have been found. Since Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union, there are 25 white stars around the diamond. The three blue stars in the lower part of the center represent Spain, France and the United States, the countries that have ruled Arkansas. The blue star in the upper center represents the Confederacy, of which Arkansas was a member

 

 

 

State Seal: It shall be the duty of the Governor to procure a seal for the State of Arkansas, which shall present the following impressions, devices, and emblems, to wit: An eagle at the bottom, holding a scroll in its beak, inscribed "Regnat Populus", a bundle of arrows in one claw and an olive branch in the other; a shield covering the breast of the eagle, engraved with a steamboat at top, a beehive and plow in the middle, and sheaf of wheat at the bottom; the Goddess of Liberty at the top, holding a wreath in her right hand, a pole in the left hand, surmounted by a liberty cap, and surrounded by a circle of stars outside of which is a circle of rays; the figure of an angel on the left, inscribed "Mercy", and a sword on the right hand, inscribed "Justice", surrounded with the words "Seal of the State of Arkansas".