Arkansas Timberlands
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TheArkansas Timberlands(sometimes also calledSouthern ArkansasorSouthwest Arkansas) is aregionof theU.S.stateofArkansasgenerally encompassing the area south of theOuachita Mountains,south ofCentral Arkansasand west of theArkansas Delta.With several different definitions in use by various state agencies, the Arkansas Timberlands is essentially a region known for densepineandcypressforestscoveringhillyterrainand lining numerousrivers.Modern settlement created a significantloggingindustryand subsequent clearanceagriculturewhich provided the basis of the localeconomyuntil the discovery ofpetroleum.Localtourismis largely based on the popularity ofdeerhuntingandbassfishing.Attractions there includeMarks' Mills Battleground Historical Monument,Jenkins' Ferry Battleground Historical Monument,Overflow National Wildlife Refuge,Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge,South Arkansas Arboretum,Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources,White Oak Lake State Park,Poison Springs Battleground State Park,Millwood State Park,andPond Creek National Wildlife Refuge.The Arkansas Timberlands is the birthplace of formerPresident of the United StatesBill Clinton.[1]
Definition[edit]
The region can be roughly defined bySevier Countyin the northwest, a portion ofJefferson Countyin the northeast,Ashley Countyin the southeast, andMiller Countyin the southwest. Some notabletownsthere includeStar City,Monticello(home of theUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello School of Forest Resources,the state's only Forestry school),Crossett,El Dorado,Bearden,Camden,Magnolia,Smackover,Hope,andTexarkana.
The region can also be defined as the Arkansas segment of thePiney Woods.
Counties within the Arkansas Timberlands region:
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References[edit]
- ^Brown, Dee (February 20, 1993)."Bill Clinton's Arkansas a Pine-scented Landscape of Mountains and Plains".The Buffalo News.RetrievedDecember 29,2018.
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