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Arkansas
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Arkansas is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the states diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U. S. Interior Highlands, to the forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River. Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States, the capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state, a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government. The northwestern corner of the state, such as the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area, is a population, education, the largest city in the eastern part of the state is Jonesboro. The largest city in the part of the state is Pine Bluff. The Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15,1836, in 1861 Arkansas withdrew from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Upon returning to the Union in 1868, the state would continue to suffer due to its reliance on slavery. White rural interests continued to dominate the politics until the Civil Rights Movement. Arkansas began to diversify its economy following World War II and relies on its service industry, aircraft, poultry, steel, tourism, cotton, and rice. The culture of Arkansas is observable in museums, theaters, novels, television shows, restaurants, wright, and physicist William L. McMillan, who was a pioneer in superconductor research, have all lived in Arkansas. The name Arkansas derives from the root as the name for the state of Kansas. The Kansa tribe of Native Americans are closely associated with the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains, the word Arkansas itself is a French pronunciation of a Quapaw word, akakaze, meaning land of downriver people or the Sioux word akakaze meaning people of the south wind. In 2007, the legislature passed a non-binding resolution declaring the possessive form of the states name to be Arkansass which has been followed increasingly by the state government. Arkansas borders Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, Oklahoma to the west, Missouri to the north, as well as Tennessee, the United States Census Bureau classifies Arkansas as a southern state, sub-categorized among the West South Central States. The state line along the Mississippi River is indeterminate along much of the border with Mississippi due to these changes. Arkansas can generally be split into two halves, the highlands in the northwest half and the lowlands of the southeastern half, the highlands are part of the Southern Interior Highlands, including The Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains. The southern lowlands include the Gulf Coastal Plain and the Arkansas Delta and this dual split can yield to general regions named northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast, or central Arkansas
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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Thomas Hart Benton (politician)
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Thomas Hart Benton, nicknamed Old Bullion, was a U. S. Senator from Missouri and an advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms, Benton was a strong supporter of the Democratic Party, and of President Andrew Jackson, whose ideas provided the basis for the partys founding. Benton was an architect and champion of expansion by the United States. Thomas Hart Benton was born in Harts Mill, North Carolina and his father Jesse Benton, a wealthy lawyer and landowner, died in 1790. His grandfather Samuel Benton was born in Worcester, England and settled in the Province of North Carolina. As Benton was leaving campus on the day he was expelled, he turned to the students who were jeering him and said, I am leaving here now but damn you, you will hear from me again. He then left school to manage the Benton family estate, attracted by the opportunities in the West, the young Benton moved the family to a 40,000 acre holding near Nashville, Tennessee. Here he established a plantation with accompanying schools, churches, and his experience as a pioneer instilled a devotion to Jeffersonian democracy which continued through his political career. He continued his education and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1805. He attracted the attention of Tennessees first citizen Andrew Jackson, under whose tutelage he remained during the Tennessee years, at the outbreak of the War of 1812, Jackson made Benton his aide-de-camp, with a commission as a lieutenant colonel. Benton was assigned to represent Jacksons interests to military officials in Washington D. C. he chafed under the position, in 1813 Benton engaged in a frontier brawl with Jackson in which Jackson was wounded. After the war, in 1815, Benton moved his estate to the newly opened Missouri Territory, as a Tennessean, he was under Jacksons shadow, in Missouri, he could be a big fish in the as yet small pond. He settled in St. Louis, where he practiced law and edited the Missouri Enquirer, in 1817 during a court case he and opposing attorney Charles Lucas accused each other of lying. When Lucas ran into him at the polls he accused Benton of being delinquent in paying his taxes. Benton accused Lucas of being a puppy and Lucas challenged Benton to a duel and they had a duel on Bloody Island with Lucas being shot through the throat and Benton grazed in the knee. Upon bleeding profusely, Lucas said he was satisfied and Benton released him from completing the duel, however rumors circulated that Benton, a better shot, had made the rules of 30 feet apart to favor him. Benton challenged Lucas to a rematch on Bloody Island with shots fired from nine feet, Lucas was shot close to the heart and before dying initially told Benton, I do not or cannot forgive you
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Rogers, Arkansas
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Rogers is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city has a population of 55,964 making the states-eighth largest city, Rogers was named after Captain Charles Warrington Rogers, who was vice-president and general manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, also known as the Frisco. The town was established in 1881, the year the Frisco line arrived, the community was incorporated on June 6,1881. Rogers was the location of the first Wal-Mart store, whose headquarters is located in neighboring Bentonville. Daisy Outdoor Products, known for its air rifles, has both its headquarters and its Air Rifle Museum in Rogers, in June 2007, BusinessWeek magazine ranked Rogers as 18th in its list of the 25 best affordable suburbs in the American South. And in 2010, CNN Money ranked Rogers #10 on their list of 100 Best Places to Live, the first retail business owned by the Stroud family was a store in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, which was co-owned by Allen Bryant Stroud and his son Harlan Lafayette Stroud. That business was established prior to 1879 and Allen Stroud also served as postmaster at Pea Ridge for a time. In 1884, H. L. Stroud sold his interest in the Stroud store in Pea Ridge and purchased a dry goods store at the corner of First, in 1887 he brought in his brother Evan Giesen to serve as manager of his new business. In 1891 H. L. Stroud moved his business into a storefront on the side of the 100 block of Walnut Street. Strouds continued to prosper, and in 1899 H. L. built the building at 114–116 West Walnut Street. In 1912 the city formed a commission of local businessmen to facilitate the paving of downtown Rogers. The downtown area was paved with concrete and overlaid with bricks in rows, the work was completed in December,1924, and the brick pavement remains today, with renovations done to the streets in 2010. Rogers is located at 36°19′46″N 94°8′29″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 33.6 square miles, of which 33.5 square miles is land and 0.1 square miles is water. The climate in this area is characterized by warm, humid summers, according to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Rogers has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps. As of 2010 Rogers had a population of 55,964, as of the census of 2000, there were 38,829 people,14,005 households, and 10,209 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,158.0 people per square mile, there were 14,836 housing units at an average density of 442.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 90. 75% White,0. 47% Black or African American,1. 05% Native American,1. 43% Asian,0. 07% Pacific Islander,9. 43% from other races, and 1. 80% from two or more races. 19. 29% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race,22. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older
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Arkansas's 3rd congressional district
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Arkansass 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U. S. state of Arkansas. The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale, the district is represented by Republican Steve Womack, who succeeded fellow Republican and now U. S. Wal-Marts corporate headquarters are located in district in Bentonville. The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Springdale is the home of Tyson Foods. It is the most Republican district in the state, the seat has been in Republican hands continuously since the election of John Paul Hammerschmidt in 1966. George W. Bush received 62% of the vote in district in 2004. John McCain swept the district in 2008 with 64. 16% of the vote while Barack Obama received 33. 45% of the vote and it was McCains best and Obamas worst performance in Arkansas. As of April 2015, there are three members of the U. S. House of Representatives from Arkansass 3rd congressional district that are currently living. The most recent representative to die was John Paul Hammerschmidt on April 1,2015, the Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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United States Senate
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The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress which, along with the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, composes the legislature of the United States. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. S. From 1789 until 1913, Senators were appointed by the legislatures of the states represented, following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913. The Senate chamber is located in the wing of the Capitol, in Washington. It further has the responsibility of conducting trials of those impeached by the House, in the early 20th century, the practice of majority and minority parties electing their floor leaders began, although they are not constitutional officers. This idea of having one chamber represent people equally, while the other gives equal representation to states regardless of population, was known as the Connecticut Compromise, there was also a desire to have two Houses that could act as an internal check on each other. One was intended to be a Peoples House directly elected by the people, the other was intended to represent the states to such extent as they retained their sovereignty except for the powers expressly delegated to the national government. The Senate was thus not designed to serve the people of the United States equally, the Constitution provides that the approval of both chambers is necessary for the passage of legislation. First convened in 1789, the Senate of the United States was formed on the example of the ancient Roman Senate, the name is derived from the senatus, Latin for council of elders. James Madison made the comment about the Senate, In England, at this day, if elections were open to all classes of people. An agrarian law would take place. If these observations be just, our government ought to secure the permanent interests of the country against innovation, landholders ought to have a share in the government, to support these invaluable interests, and to balance and check the other. They ought to be so constituted as to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority, the senate, therefore, ought to be this body, and to answer these purposes, the people ought to have permanency and stability. The Constitution stipulates that no constitutional amendment may be created to deprive a state of its equal suffrage in the Senate without that states consent, the District of Columbia and all other territories are not entitled to representation in either House of the Congress. The District of Columbia elects two senators, but they are officials of the D. C. city government. The United States has had 50 states since 1959, thus the Senate has had 100 senators since 1959. In 1787, Virginia had roughly ten times the population of Rhode Island, whereas today California has roughly 70 times the population of Wyoming and this means some citizens are effectively two orders of magnitude better represented in the Senate than those in other states. Seats in the House of Representatives are approximately proportionate to the population of each state, before the adoption of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, Senators were elected by the individual state legislatures
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Missouri
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Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, achieving statehood in 1821. With over six million residents, it is the eighteenth most populous state, the largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The capitol is in Jefferson City on the Missouri River, the state is the twenty-first most extensive by area and is geographically diverse. The Northern Plains were once covered by glaciers, then tallgrass prairie, in the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the border of the state, eventually flowing into the swampy Missouri Bootheel. Humans have inhabited the land now known as Missouri for at least 12,000 years, the Mississippian culture built cities and mounds, before declining in the 1300s. When European explorers arrived in the 1600s they encountered the Osage, the French established Louisiana, a part of New France, and founded Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764, after a brief period of Spanish rule, the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the Upland South, including enslaved African Americans, rushed into the new Missouri Territory, many from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee settled in the Boonslick area of Mid-Missouri. Soon after, heavy German immigration formed the Missouri Rhineland, Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialized by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, as a border state, Missouris role in the American Civil War was complex and there were many conflicts within. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business, today, the state is divided into 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis. Missouris culture blends elements from the Midwestern and Southern United States, the musical styles of ragtime, Kansas City jazz, and St. Louis Blues, developed in Missouri. The well-known Kansas City-style barbecue, and lesser known St. Louis-style barbecue can be found across the state, St. Louis is also a major center of beer brewing, Anheuser-Busch is the largest producer in the world. Missouri wine is produced in the nearby Missouri Rhineland and Ozarks, Missouris alcohol laws are among the most permissive in the United States. Outside of the large cities popular tourist destinations include the Lake of the Ozarks, U. S. President Harry S. Truman is from Missouri. Other well known Missourians include Mark Twain, Walt Disney, Chuck Berry, some of the largest companies based in the state include Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, and OReilly Auto Parts. Missouri has been called the Mother of the West and the Cave State, however, Missouris most famous nickname is the Show Me State, the state is named for the Missouri River, which was named after the indigenous Missouri Indians, a Siouan-language tribe
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Northwest Arkansas
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Northwest Arkansas includes Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville, the third, fourth, eighth and tenth largest cities in Arkansas. These cities are located within Benton and Washington counties, NWA also includes Madison County in Arkansas and McDonald County, Missouri, per the Census Bureau definition. As per the 2016 United States Census Bureau estimates, NWA is the 105th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The MSA covers 3,213.01 sq mi, located within the Boston Mountains, Northwest Arkansas doubled in population between 1990 and 2010. Growth has been driven by the three Fortune 500 companies based in NWA, Walmart Stores, Inc. Tyson Foods, and J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. as well as over 1,300 suppliers and vendors drawn to the region by these large businesses and NWAs business climate. The region has seen significant investment in amenities, including the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Walmart AMP. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,899. The city is the third most populous in Arkansas and serves as the county seat of Washington County and its also known for Dickson Street, perhaps the most prominent entertainment district in the state of Arkansas, which itself contains the Walton Arts Center. Blocks from Dickson Street is the Fayetteville Historic Square, which hosts the nations number one ranked Fayettevilles Farmers Market, Fayetteville was also ranked 8th on Forbes Magazines Top 10 Best Places in America for Business and Careers in 2007. Springdale is a city in Washington and Benton Counties, according to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 73,123. Springdale is currently Arkansass fourth-largest city, behind Little Rock, Fort Smith, Springdale is the location of the headquarters of Tyson Foods Inc. the largest meat producing company in the world, and has been dubbed the Chicken Capital of the World by several publications. In 2008, the Wichita Wranglers of AA minor league baseballs Texas League moved to Springdale, Rogers is a city in Benton County. As of the 2010 census, the city is the eighth most populous in the state, Rogers is famous as the location of the first Wal-Mart. In June 2007, BusinessWeek magazine ranked Rogers 18th in the 25 best affordable suburbs in the South, in 2010, CNN Money magazine ranked Rogers as the 10th Best Place to Live in the United States. The city is the town of American country music singer/songwriter Joe Nichols. It is also where comedian Will Rogers married Betty Blake, Bentonville is a city in Benton County. At the 2010 census, the population was 38,284, Bentonville also is the county seat of Benton County and home to the headquarters of Wal-Mart, which is the largest retailer in the world
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Carroll County, Arkansas
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Carroll County is a county located in the U. S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,446, the county has two county seats, Berryville and Eureka Springs. Carroll County is Arkansass 26th county, formed on November 1,1833, and named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 639 square miles. The population density was 40 people per square mile, there were 11,828 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 93. 63% White,0. 11% Black or African American,0. 88% Native American,0. 41% Asian,0. 08% Pacific Islander,3. 34% from other races, and 1. 55% from two or more races. 9. 74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,10. 03% reported speaking Spanish at home. 25. 20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.93. In the county, the population was out with 24. 00% under the age of 18,8. 10% from 18 to 24,26. 20% from 25 to 44,26. 00% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39 years, for every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males, the median income for a household in the county was $27,924, and the median income for a family was $33,218. Males had an income of $21,896 versus $18,159 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,003, about 11. 00% of families and 15. 50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20. 70% of those under age 18 and 13. 60% of those age 65 or over. Politically, Carroll County is a Republican stronghold in a historically Democratic state and it is included in the Arkansas Third Congressional District, which has had Republican representation since 1967. The Eastern District is heavily Republican, the Western District tilts Democratic despite the fact that Holiday Island, a community with a large percentage of relocated snowbirds in the Western District, is overwhelmingly Republican. In presidential elections, Carroll County has voted for the Democratic candidate only twice since 1960 and it voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976 and for Bill Clinton in 1992. Berryville Eureka Springs Green Forest Alpena Beaver Blue Eye Oak Grove Holiday Island Carrollton Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county, each township includes unincorporated areas, some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times, however, the United States Census does list Arkansas population based on townships
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Washington County, Arkansas
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Washington County is a county located in the northwest part of the U. S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 203,065 and it is Arkansass 17th county, formed on October 17,1828, and named for George Washington, the first President of the United States. Washington County is part of the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area, Washington County began as part of the Cherokee Territory, following an 1817 treaty. The area was known as Lovely County, and one year later Washington County was created after another Cherokee treaty. The court house was located in the city of Washington. The Lee Creek Valley in southern Washington County contained many of the early settlements, including Cane Hill. Arkansas College and Cane Hill College were both founded in Washington County within a day of each other in 1834, with the University of Arkansas being founded in Fayetteville in 1871. The county witnessed major battles during the American Civil War, including the Battle of Fayetteville, the Battle of Prairie Grove, a Butterfield Overland Mail route was established through the county in 1858, causing more families to settle there. The economy of Washington County was based on apples in the late 19th century, a mixture of wet weather, altitude, and loamy soils provided a good environment for apple orchards. First planted in areas around Lincoln, Evansville, and Cane Hill in the 1830s, the United States Census reported a crop of 614,924 bushels of apples produced by the county in 1900, the highest in the state. Several varieties of apple were discovered in the area including Shannon Pippin, Wilson June, the Ben Davis became the apple of choice in the area for sale and shipment across the region. Corn became the dominant crop, outselling apples by almost $500,000 in 1900, Arkansas Industrial University was founded in the growing community of Fayetteville in 1871 after William McIlroy a donated farmland for the site. The university changed its name in 1899 to the University of Arkansas, railroads came to Washington County after the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway decided to build a line to Texas through Fort Smith. Two possible routes were proposed, one passing through Prairie Grove, many Fayetteville residents and farmers sold or donated land for the right of way to influence the choice. They were successful and in 1881 the first passenger train arrived at Fayetteville, the county continued to grow with more churches and schools after the railroads completion. Rural parts of the county began losing population in the 1920s during the Great Depression, the rural areas later became the Ozark National Forest and Devils Den State Park. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 952 square miles. It is the fourth-largest county by area in Arkansas, the county is in the Boston Mountains, a subdivision of the Ozark Mountains
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Pea Ridge National Military Park
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Pea Ridge National Military Park is a United States National Military Park located in extreme northwestern Arkansas near the Missouri border. The park protects the site of the American Civil War Battle of Pea Ridge which was fought March 7, the battle was a victory for the Union, and helped it gain control of the crucial border state of Missouri. The 4, 300-acre Pea Ridge National Military Park was created by an act of Congress in 1956 to preserve the battlefield of the 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge and it was dedicated as a national park during the nation’s Civil War Centennial in 1963. In 1956, the Arkansas congressional delegation proposed legislation to make Pea Ridge a national military park and this was a major breakthrough in Civil War battlefield preservation. At that time, under the National Park Service classification system, only 1-acre should have been preserved, on July 20,1956, Congress enacted legislation to accept a 5, 000-acre donation from the state of Arkansas. In acquiring the land for the park, the government purchased or used eminent domain on dozens of farms and residences of various sizes, many of the houses and structures were sold and moved off of park property, including some that still stand in nearby Pea Ridge. All other remaining structures, with the exception of the historic Elkhorn Tavern, were demolished by the park, many Union and Confederate veterans attended several reunions at the Pea Ridge battlefield long before it was a park. The first of these reunions was held in 1887, twenty-five years after the battle, the reunions promoted not only remembrance, but healing. The veterans dedicated the first monuments on the battlefield to both the Union and Confederate dead and these monuments are located within the park today. The Battle of Pea Ridge was fought on March 7 and March 8,1862, near Bentonville, the park is acknowledged as one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields. National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas Official site, Pea Ridge National Military Park
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Bentonville, Arkansas
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Bentonville is the tenth-largest city in Arkansas and the county seat of Benton County. The city is located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the headquarters of Walmart, which is the worlds largest retailer, the city itself had a population of 35,301 at the 2010 Census, with an estimated population of 40,167 in 2013. Just north of downtown Bentonville is the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, founded by Alice Walton in 2011, this museum contains many masterpieces from all eras of American art, including many works from Waltons private collection. Across the square from the Walmart Visitor Center is the Benton County Courthouse, Bentonville High School is located just west of Interstate 49/US Route 71 in central Bentonville. The area now known as Bentonvilles first known use by humans was as hunting grounds by the Osage Nation who lived in Missouri, the Osage would leave their settlements to hunt in present-day Benton County for months at a time before returning to their families. White settlers first inhabited the area around 1837 and named their settlement Osage, by this time, the Osage had ceased using the area for hunting, and the white settlers began to establish farms. Osage was renamed Bentonville in honor of Thomas Hart Benton, a senator from Missouri who strongly supported Arkansas statehood, the Osage post office was established on December 31,1836, and renamed Bentonville on January 3,1843. Although no Civil War battles were fought inside Bentonville, the city was occupied by both armies and saw almost all of its buildings burned, either by opposing armies or guerrilla outlaws. Bentonville was a point for the Confederate army prior to the Battle of Pea Ridge, fought about 12 miles northeast of town. The city began to rebuild about a decade after incorporation on April 3,1873, after the war, the area established a vibrant apple industry, with Benton County becoming the leading apple producing county in the nation in 1901. In the 1920s and 1930s the county developed a reputation as a leader in poultry production, which the area still maintains today. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 31.5 square miles, of which 31.3 square miles is land and 0.19 square miles. The Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area consists of three Arkansas counties, Benton, Madison, and Washington, and McDonald County, Missouri, the area had a population of 347,045 at the 2000 census which had increased to 463,204 by the 2010 Census. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is located to the southwest of Bentonville and is used to all of the northwest Arkansas region to the rest of the nation. Over the past decade or more, Northwest Arkansas has been one of the regions in the south. Bentonville lies in the subtropical climate zone with influence from the humid continental climate type. Bentonville experiences all four seasons and does receive cold air masses from the north, july is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 89 °F and an average low of 66 °F
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