South western
America's story is, in part, a quilt of 50 patches -- the unique histories of each of her states. In this section, we invite you to experience and celebrate with us Arkansas's place in the fabric of America. Arkansas Heritage Trails. Explore Arkansas State Parks History and Heritage. Arkansas's widely varied landscapes are home to an Arkansas history rich in intriguing subplots. A trip across the state can lead from Mississippi River bottomlands to mid-America's most prominent peaks; from a legacy of Deep South cotton culture to a town on a Wild West frontier. The Hot Springs National Park visitors center is located in the restored Fordyce Bathhouse, which is open to free self-guided tours. Hot Springs National Park is located in and around downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas's top tourist destination. Now, the remaining Bathhouse Row structures in Hot Springs National Park are part of a National Historic Landmark District and represent the grandest collection of such bathhouses in North America. In the cover story of this week’s TIME magazine, libertarian economist Tyler Cowen, author of the new book Average Is Over, looks at why so many Americans are headed to the Lone Star State. And he comes to a surprising conclusion. For better or worse, he argues, it’s because Texas is our future. More Americans are moving to Texas than to any other state. As Cowen notes in the piece: Texas is America’s fastest-growing large state, with three of the top five fastest-growing cities in the country: Austin, Dallas and Houston. The section of I-30 between Dallas and Fort Worth is designated the Tom Landry Highway in honor of the long-time Dallas Cowboys coach. Though I-30 passed well south of Texas Stadium, the Cowboys' former home, their new stadium in Arlington, Texas is near I-30. However, the freeway designation was made before Arlington voted to build Cowboys Stadium. I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas in Texarkana which is the twin city of Texarkana, Texas. Here, I-30 intersect I-49; Like in Texas, I-30 travels in a diagonal direction as it proceeds north east through the state. I-30 then passes through Hope which is where former President Bill Clinton was born. Interstate 30 was upgraded in the vicinity of Texarkana, Arkansas, with new interchange construction at both Interstates 49 and 369. Improvements to I-30 included the construction of a new travel plaza (welcome center/rest area) near the Mandeville interchange (Exit 7). Interstate 30 eastbound begins as Interstate 20 branches to the southeast to bypass the city of Fort Worth. Interstate 30 will reach downtown Fort Worth in 14 miles and the city of Dallas in 40 miles. Interstate 20 enters the city limits of Forth Worth in ten miles. Work commenced in 2010 on a section of Future Interstate 49 between County Route 8 and Arkansas 22 in the Fort Smith / Fort Chaffee area. 2.7 miles of roadway embankment, two overpasses and four box culverts for the new freeway were completed in fall of 2011. State money was secured to bridge the 20% funding gap needed for I-49 North, allowing LADOTD to work on seven of 11 proposed freeway segments between Interstate 220 and the border. Optimistic officials hoped to see new 6.6-mile section of future Interstate 49 open in 2010, if not 2009. Among the stories of Arkansas heritage told at stops in between are tales of Native Americans, pioneers who built the state, Civil War battles, an oil boom, blues and mountain folk music, diamonds, nine students who helped forge the spirit of the civil rights movement and a native son who rose to the U.S. Presidency. Arkansas's widely varied landscapes are home to an Arkansas history rich in intriguing subplots. A trip across the state can lead from Mississippi River bottomlands to mid-America's most prominent peaks; from a legacy of Deep South cotton culture to a town on a Wild West frontier. Share. African-American-The first clear record of African-Americans in Arkansas is from 1721, more than a hundred years before statehood. In the decades that followed, Black men and women maintained an important presence in the state. Arkansas's widely varied landscapes are home to an Arkansas history rich in intriguing subplots. A trip across the state can lead from Mississippi River bottomlands to mid-America's most prominent peaks; from a legacy of Deep South cotton culture to a town on a Wild West frontier. On the docket for I-49 in Louisiana was the creation of a 36-mile portion of freeway between Shreveport and the Arkansas state line and the upgrade of U.S. 90 between Lafayette and New Orleans to Interstate standards. State money was secured to bridge the 20% funding gap needed for I-49 North, allowing LADOTD to work on seven of 11 proposed freeway segments between Interstate 220 and the border. Optimistic officials hoped to see new 6.6-mile section of future Interstate 49 open in 2010, if not 2009. I-30's eastern terminus at I-40 in North Little Rock, AR. I-30 enters southwestern Arkansas in Texarkana which is the twin city of Texarkana, Texas. Here, I-30 intersect I-49; Like in Texas, I-30 travels in a diagonal direction as it proceeds north east through the state. I-30 then passes through Hope which is where former President Bill Clinton was born.
http://www.arkansas.com/Things-To-Do/History-Heritage/ http://www.arkansas.com/places-to-go/parks/national-federal-parks/hot-springs-national-park.aspx http://ideas.time.com/2013/10/17/10-reasons-texas-is-our-future/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_30 http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-030.html http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-049.html http://www.arkansas.com/Things-To-Do/History-Heritage/ http://www.arkansas.com/Things-To-Do/History-Heritage/ http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-049.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_30
where do you see the state of arkansas headed to in the near future