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A national garland of flowers created for the 1893 worlds fair in chicago made of representative flowers from each state was the inspiration for adopting official state flowers. The education team has a diverse lineup of handson, crosscurricular and educational presentations that can be made available to you and your students in the comforts of your own classroom. Wall charts are included with real photos so your children will have a better understanding of how the symbols look. In 1929, arkansas voted to make the mockingbird the state bird because of how important the birds were to farmers. Pivot rock balances on a base 15 times smaller than its top. We offer a wide range of services and a diverse collection of print, nonprint, and.
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Arkansas was at one time in its history a prime producer of apples in the northwest part of the state. The diamond shapes in the center represent the diamond gemstone, because arkansas is the only state in the usa where diamonds. The office of personnel management opm has the overall responsibility of administering the state s personnel system and establishing necessary policies, procedures and regulations to ensure system uniformity in accordance with state and federal law. Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers. Get your vital records, including birth, death, marriage and divorce, change a certificate or submit a new record for registration. Arkansas state symbol mini book one for each state symbol 3. Arkansas state symbols adapted book for special education and autism. Arkansas changed its nickname from land of opportunity to the natural state in 1995 to promote tourism. State symbols usa official state and national symbols. Arkansas state symbols is an 8page informational book for first grade readers.
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Military personnel and military spouse information. This set includes links to learn about each symbol. Learn more about this process and registration requirements in arkansas. The state contains six national park sites, twoanda half million acres of national forests, seven national scenic byways, three state scenic byways, and 50 state parks.