Emmet, Arkansas

Emmet is a city spanning Hempstead and Nevada counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.

The former Arkla Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century frontier town located near Emmet off U.S. Highway 67, operated from the late 1950s until the late 1960s.Arkla Village held a roundup near the end of the summer with a marksman invited to participate. In 1961, Harold M. Terry (1925-2016) of Shreveport, a deputy and later the sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, was the invited marksman. The Hope Star newspaper, in an article announcing his appearance at the roundup, called Terry "one of the Southwest's outstanding shooting experts with pistol, rifle and shotgun."

Geography

Emmet is located at 33°43′35″N 93°28′17″W / 33.72639°N 93.47139°W / 33.72639; -93.47139 (33.726411, -93.471340). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land. The city is situated near the headwaters of the Terre Rouge Creek watershed which meanders northeastward for 17mi, before joining the Little Missouri River at a point 11mi east of Prescott and 6mi northwest of Reader. The Prairie d'Ane is 8mi northeast of Emmet, and the Prairie de Roan is 8mi to the southwest. Both prairies were noted by R.T. Hlll, during the Arkansas Geological Survey of 1888.

Arkansas

Arkansas (ⁱ/ˈɑːrkənsɔː/) is a state located in the Southern region of the United States. Its name is of Siouan derivation, denoting the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta. Known as "the Natural State", Arkansas has many diverse regions that offer residents and tourists a variety of opportunities for outdoor recreation.

Arkansas is the 29th largest in square miles 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, including the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers Metropolitan Area and Fort Smith metropolitan area, is also an important population, education, and economic center. The largest city in the eastern part of the state is Jonesboro. The largest city in the southeastern part of the state is Pine Bluff.

Arkansas (The Residents album)

Arkansas is a rarities compilation by the Residents. All of the songs on the album were recorded during the Bunny Boy sessions.

Track listing

Arkansas (song)

"Arkansas", written by Eva Ware Barnett in 1916, is one of the official state songs of Arkansas. It was first adopted as the state song in the early 20th century, but was removed in 1949 due to a copyright dispute. After the state settled the dispute by buying all claims to its copyright, it was restored as state song in 1963.

In 1987, the General Assembly elevated the song to "state anthem" in order to designate "Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me)" and "Oh, Arkansas", both written for the state's 150th birthday in 1986, as state songs; it also designated "The Arkansas Traveler", the state song from 1949 to 1963, as "state historical song".

Another 1987 law requires the Secretary of State to respond to all requests for copies of the "state song" with this song. However, this was done only to preserve the historical status of this song; all four songs are either copyrighted by the state itself or in the public domain. Today, the Secretary of State posts the lyrics to all four songs on its website.