Arkansas Delta
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The Arkansas Delta is one of the six natural regions of the state of Arkansas. Willard B. Gatewood Jr., author of The Arkansas Delta: Land of Paradox, says that rich cotton lands of the Arkansas Delta
Rice field near Stuttgart
Lakeport Plantation in Chicot County, built ca. 1850, is one of the few remaining plantation houses in Arkansas.
Cotton fields in Poinsett County. This flat, rural landscape is typical of the Arkansas Delta
Jonesboro, the largest city in the delta region
Mississippi Delta
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The Mississippi Delta, also known as the Yazoo–Mississippi Delta, or simply the Delta, is the northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. The
Arkansas Delta
…to Bayou Bartholomew, stretching south to the Arkansas-Louisiana state line. While the Arkansas Delta shares many geographic similarities with the Mississippi Delta, it is distinguished by its five unique sub-regions: the St. Francis Basin, Crowley's Ridge, the White River Lowlands, the Grand Prairie and the Arkansas…
The shared flood plain of the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers
Belmont Plantation in Wayside, Mississippi.
A typical meal of fried catfish filets paired with hushpuppies, pinto beans, cornbread, and hot sauce.
Mississippi State Penitentiary