Nickname: The Natural State

Capitol: Little Rock

Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland.

The most perfect diamond the American Gem Society has ever certified was found at Crater of Diamonds. It was unearthed by an Arkansas woman whose grandfather made a living at the site when it was a working diamond mine in the early 1900s. It was purchased by the state and is on display in a ring in a platinum and gold setting.

The official state beverage is milk and the official state insect is the honeybee. Does that mean it’s the land of milk and honey?