What do I know about the state of Arkansas?

• I met a 4th grade school teacher (well actually the mom of the teacher). She had 25 students. 21 of the 25 students were reading at a kindergarten level. She also told me that only ONE parent came to the parent teacher conference. That is a sad indication of education in our world today.
• Elevations in Arkansas range from 54 feet above sea level in the far southeast corner to 2,753 feet above at Mount Magazine, the state's highest point.

• Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers.

• It is illegal to keep an alligator in your bathtub in Arkansas .

• The first Walmart was opened in 1962 in Rogers Arkansas