Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Everything from Older African-American man and woman together in portrait K. Hall and Sons to Record cover featuring three white men and one white woman with "Vaden Records Vaden Records

This Day in Arkansas History

May 30, 1923

Thomas Stevenson Drew, a Lawrence County judge who was instrumental in the founding of Pocahontas (Randolph County) and who served as Arkansas’s third governor, was reinterred in Pocahontas over forty years after his death in Lipan, Texas. Drew was the first person to be elected governor by a plurality instead of a majority and the only governor to resign his office because of personal financial difficulties.

Learn more about Thomas Stevenson Drew

Browse the Encyclopedia

Entries

By Category A – Z

Media

By Category A – Z

Photo of the Day

Wonderland Cave

The Arkansas State Senate is shown at an informal meeting in Wonderland Cave in Bella Vista (Benton County) on July 25, 1931. The one-acre cave has a generally horizontal floor area and was developed by Bella Vista developer C. A. Linebarger as the Wonderland Underground Nightclub. The Senators’ Ball was held in the cave on the evening following this meeting.

 

The Arkansas State Senate is shown at an informal meeting in Wonderland Cave in Bella Vista (Benton County) on July 25, 1931. The one-acre cave has a generally horizontal floor area and was developed by Bella Vista developer C. A. Linebarger as the Wonderland Underground Nightclub. The Senators’ Ball was held in the cave on the evening following this meeting.

Learn More
Trending Entries
Faces of three white men superimposed upon forest with red and white text on book cover West Memphis Three Criminal Activities document "Arkansas Called The Wonder State Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 1923" Official State Nicknames Official State Symbols Group of African-American men standing and sitting before brick wall Elaine Massacre of 1919 Early Twentieth Century Angry white crowd surrounding young African-American girl sitting on bench with white woman talking to her Elizabeth Ann Eckford School Desegregation, School Segregation and Desegregation "Negroes leave town of Bonanza" newspaper clipping Sundown Towns Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton Basketball Man at base of large tree covered mound in field Indian Mounds Sites and Artifacts Kevin Ives and Don Henry Criminal Activities white man in suit and tie William Orlando Darby Individuals white man in embroidered black shirt and white woman in turtleneck and white jacket smiling in front of trees "Tony and Susan Alamo Tony Alamo sings Mister DJ" Tony Alamo Criminal Activities, Religious Figures White man in suit and woman with long hair and purple shirt sitting in office chairs smiling Duggar Family Religious Figures, Television Portrait white man in suit military medal long wavy hair thick beard smoking large pipe Albert Pike Lawyers, State Figures Barbed wire fence post with "Choc." written on it Arkansas State Boundaries Political Geography Large crowd sitting close together with tents and tree trunks Ozark Mountain Folk Fair Attractions (Historic and Current) Mixed group of people reflected as their younger selves in pool with multistory building behind them with text above that Little Rock Nine School Desegregation, School Segregation and Desegregation "In memory of those killed December 1987 Pope County Arkansas" flat engraved marker on grass Ronald Gene Simmons Criminal Activities
New & Updated
White man in military garb with beard William H. Brooks Individuals, Washington Leaders "Towboat sinks near Osceola" newspaper clipping Bart Tully [Steamboat] Water Burning steamboat on the water with survivors swimming nearby Steamboat Disasters Water White woman in green dress with arms crossed LEARNS Act Laws and Court Cases Crowded city street with multistory buildings cars and trolley car Fort Smith Sebastian Driveway and lawn alongside two-story brick building with "catholic high school for boys" sign on the side with covered entrance Catholic High School for Boys Institutions and Buildings, Schools and Academies Old white man playing a fiddle on stage with old white woman and white guitarists Official State Musical Instrument Official State Symbols House with covered porch and parked cars across the street from row of single and multistory buildings in town Crossett Ashley White man with dark hair posing in suit and tie Arkansas Blood Labeling Bill Laws and Court Cases, Public Health Nap Murphy Ashley Leaders Two-story building with columns and arched windows Libraries Libraries and Archives Young African-American man hanging from a pole with white men in hats standing around him Lynching Criminal Activities Book cover picturing an older man in a sweater standing on a road in a hilly area Ray Moseley Journalists African-American woman in turban and hoop earrings behind orchid Pulitzer Prize White man and woman formal dress laughing at party with two white people foreground Harry Scott Ashmore Editors and Publishers Carolyn Moffatt Basketball

About the Encyclopedia

The CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. It is updated regularly to ensure the people of Arkansas have an accurate and accessible resource to explore our heritage. We invite you to browse our text entries and media galleries to learn more about the people, places, events, legends, and lore of the 25th state. We are continually adding new entries, photographs, maps, videos, and audio files, so check back frequently to see what’s new.

New to Arkansas?
New to Arkansas?

Our overview page covers everything you would want to know about our beautiful state, including state symbols, demographics and more!

See Overview