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"Madison County" map with borders roads cities national forest

Madison County Map

Overview of scattered buildings on thinly treed hillside

Lake with trees growing out of the water and wooden dock in the foreground

A. Pond with spillway B. Spillway and rushing waterC. Water rushing over dam spillway

body of water with bridge across it surrounded by several buildings labeled "Bird's Eye, Mammoth Spring, Mammoth Spring, Ark."

man fly fishing with waterfall and pedestrians in background

Mammoth Spring State Park

White man handing other white man piece of paper among group of others

Manganese Miners

Polished rock with crystals in its center

White wooden building on the side of a hill with tracks on the slope

Manganese Ore Washer

Geological map

Map of Peridotite for Diamond Mining

Stone brick monument with "Arkansas" engraved brick and plaque on its base in forested area

Marble Quarry Monument

White woman and daughter in makeshift houseboat with stove and smoke stack

Aerial view of tents alongside road

Marianna Refugees

"Marion County" map with borders roads cities waterways

Marion County Map

Flooded maritime museum walkway with building labeled "submarine tours" separated from bank by river with multistory buildings and bridge in the background

Maritime Museum Flooding

Adults and children picking strawberries

Marshall Strawberry Pickers

Men with horses and wagons loaded with cotton in front of large wooden building

Walkway through trees and park

Martin Luther King Square Park

Single-story house and barn on flooded farm

Maumelle Flooding

Overhead view of construction site on river

Maumelle River Dam

White man in hat standing in pit with another man in a hat sitting on the ground with fence behind them

Oil covered driveway and cul de sac in suburban neighborhood

Mayflower Oil Spill

Damaged street surrounded by two-story town buildings with people on sidewalk

McGehee after 1927 Flood

Aerial view of flooded town

Multistory concrete building with silos

McGehee Rice Dryer

One barn-like structure heavily damaged amid others that are entirely collapsed

One white man watching another white man dumping rocks

Rock with red crystals embedded

Mercury Sulfide (or Cinnabar) Crystals

"Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area" sign in forested area

Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area

Map of white river region with structure locations

Rural gravel road with trees and flat land

Mike Freeze WMA

Two white men, one older than the other, and two older white women in front of a building with an open door and a sign saying "no searching permitted keep off"

Millars at the Ozark Diamond Mine

White men in suits and farmer in a hat with tractor and trailer

Miller County Farming Machinery

"Miller County" map with borders roads cities river

Miller County Map

Field of yellow flowers with trees in the background

Miller County Sandhills Natural Area

Wooden sign in wooded area

Mills Park Natural Area

Statue of man with mining equipment on base and polished stone column behind it

Display cases of stone and metal inside large hall

Mines and Metallurgy Exhibit

Blue and white brochure with picture of minnows in tank

Minnow Brochure

Two white men in waders using a seine to gather fish

"Mississippi County" map with borders roads cities waterways

Mississippi County Map

Two-story storefront with mural depicting horse drawn wagon cotton pickers in field and harvester

"Monroe County" map with borders roads cities river national wildlife refuge

Monroe County Map

"Montgomery County" map with borders roads cities national forest waterways

Montgomery County Map

White man standing with horse drawn dairy wagon

J. M. Moore Delivering Milk

Older white man with glasses in suit jacket and tie

Large number of African American men

Moorefield Cotton

Aerial view of mining buildings and multistory house with covered porch outbuildings and garden

Morning Star Zinc Mine

Green park sign with yellow text in wooded area

Moro Big Pine Natural Area

Cypress tress growing on creek shore

Moro Creek Bottoms Natural Area

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