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America turns 250. Let's go find the candles. Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. We've wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way. The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered. Whether you're traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 Arkansas landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Natural State. Oil booms... ""Duck Capital of the World""... MLB spring training... bor- dellos... ""Magic Eye Water""... Trail of tears... Climber automobiles... ""Valley of the Vapors""... Ryder BB gun... zinc... the CCC... Green Book... Meskers... the golden age of motoring... iron horses... Grand Promenade... department stores... kit houses... Marsh rainbow arch bridges... glass chapels... Elaine Twelve... Little Rock Nine... riding galleries... The Ditch... Arkansas Derby... trolley parks... Civil War in- trigue... salt works... Prohibition-era gangsters... The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that make Arkansas uniquely Arkansas. What was the smallest town in America to have a Carnegie library? Solved. Where was the first neon sign erected in Arkansas? A mystery no more. Where can you find Hanging Judge Parker's gallows? Identified. Where was the last duel fought on Arkansas soil? Revealed. It is a story only Arkansas can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Natural State standing in plain sight on Arkansas streets!

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