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Geography and history nerd here to spread the love/appreciation of Arkansas with the world!
Historic Modern Architecture in Arkansas
In the first half of the 20th century, a revolution changed the way the world looked in an exceptionally literal way. Modern architecture took everything that architects had been taught for centuries and turned them on their heads. There are many exceptional examples of modern architecture to be found in Arkansas as well as many exceptional modern architects who lived or studied in the state. We're going to learn about some of that today.
For more information, check out my podcast, Mapstronaut Bonus, available on several streaming platforms.
Sources:
encyclopediaofarkansas.net/
sah-archipedia.org/
www.emporis.com/state/100593/arkansas-usa
www.arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-preservation/properties/national-registry
www.arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-preservation/properties/arkansas-register
For more information, check out my podcast, Mapstronaut Bonus, available on several streaming platforms.
Sources:
encyclopediaofarkansas.net/
sah-archipedia.org/
www.emporis.com/state/100593/arkansas-usa
www.arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-preservation/properties/national-registry
www.arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-preservation/properties/arkansas-register
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Spooky Season 2021: Ghost Stories of Arkansas
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Like pretty much everywhere on Earth, Arkansas is full of ghost stories. And what better time to look into some of these stories than Halloween. So join me as we take a look at some of those stories and the history behind them. Also, why yes, I am in my Halloween costume. Thank you for noticing. For even more spooky stories from Arkansas, check out my podcast Mapstronaut Bonus: Google Podcasts:...
Back to School Special: Colleges and Universities of Arkansas
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Today on Mapstronaut, we'll be talking a little about some of the colleges and universities in the state of Arkansas. To learn more about any of these institutions of higher education, check out my Back to School Special series on my podcast, Mapstronaut Bonus. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3NIfxsUaWwDNl5dQKi2wf0 Google Podcasts: www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82MTkyNzB...
More Than Just a Hillbilly Shack: The Story of Ozark Vernacular Architecture
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The Ozarks of northern Arkansas have a culture that sets them apart from the rest of the state and one expression of that culture is through architecture. This month's video explores that expression and looks deeper into just what makes these seemingly simple homes so special. For more information on this topic, check out my podcast, Mapstronaut Bonus: open.spotify.com/show/3NIfxsUaWwDNl5dQKi2w...
The Largest Loss of Life in a U.S. Nuclear Weapons Facility -- The 1965 Titan II Missile Silo Fire
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On August 9, 1965, 55 civilian contractors went to work updating and repairing a Titan II missile silo near Searcy, Arkansas. Only two of these workers would come home. What happened in rural White County that claimed the lives of over 50 men? Mapstronaut Bonus Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/3NIfxsUaWwDNl5dQKi2wf0?si=H6qSOZ20T76yggtapU0g8Q&dl_branch=1 Sources: "48 Men Trapped by Titan Silo Blaz...
Pride 2021: The Cemetery Angel
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In 1984, a young man lay dying of a mysterious disease behind a sealed door in a hospital in Little Rock. No one understood the transmission or details of the disease that he had and most people feared even being in the same room as someone who had it. Then the door opened and a 24-year-old woman walked in. She wasn't a doctor or a nurse, not a researcher or a scientist. Her name was Ruth Coker...
Regions of Arkansas: Lowlands
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Arkansas is a small state with a wide range of geographical variation. It is commonly divided into six geographical regions, consisting of three highland and three lowland regions. Join me today to learn about those three lowland regions (as well as a special bonus subregion that I think is particularly interesting). This video discusses the West Gulf Coastal Plain, Mississippi Alluvial Plain, ...
Regions of Arkansas: Highlands
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Arkansas is a small state with a wide range of geographical variation. It is commonly divided into six geographical regions, consisting of three highland and three lowland regions. Join me today to learn about those three highland regions. This video discusses the Ozark Plateau, Arkansas River Valley, and the Ouachita Mountains.
The Arkansas Tornado Outbreak of March 1, 1997
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On March 1, 1997, a significant tornado outbreak took place across the state of Arkansas. The tornadoes of this outbreak were, statistically speaking, stronger than average and caused death and destruction from southwest Arkansas, through the heart of the state, and into northeast Arkansas. Baker, Emilee. “Tornado Outbreak of March 1, 1997.” In Encyclopedia of Arkansas, November 12, 2020. encyc...
2008 Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak
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On February 8, 2008, while millions of Americans headed to the polls to vote in the presidential primaries, residents of 7 states headed to their shelters as a massive tornado outbreak stormed across the Lower Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys. Sources NWS Little Rock: www.weather.gov/lzk/svr0208ayr.htm NWS Paducah: web.archive.org/web/20161230072455/www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/?n=news_9 NWS Huntsvil...
The Strangest High School Mascots in Arkansas
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Schools in Arkansas have some bonkers mascots, but have you ever stopped to ask yourself how they came up with those weird names? That's what I'm exploring on this episode.
Arkansas Tornado Outbreak of January 21, 1999
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The largest tornado outbreak in Arkansas history took place on January 21, 1999. In today's video, I look at some details of that outbreak, including the conditions present that allowed it to form. Sources: NWS Little Rock: www.weather.gov/lzk/outbreak012199.htm Scott Blair's Target Area: www.targetarea.net/jan21.html FEMA: www.fema.gov/disaster/1266 NOAA: tornadotalk.com/wp-content/uploads/201...
Why Is Arkansas Pronounced the Way it Is?
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A popular Vine challenged America to explain why Arkansas was pronounced differently than Kansas. In this video, I cast an eye to history and politics to try to do just that.
My uncle died in this tornado. He was only a baby and died in bebee 🕊️
excellent video, but i beg to differ, i doubt that any mountain is 26,000 in the USA, much less the Boston mountains. I suspect you meant to say 26 HUNDRED feet.
I’m not sure how I just stumbled across your videos but I’m glad I did. You did an extraordinary job of putting these two together. I was born in Pine Bluff in 1957 and lived there for almost 40 years. I’m currently in the river valley area but have also lived in Harrison and Saline Co. I appreciate and enjoy the beauty and geographical diversity of our state. Thank you so much for your efforts!
Super job explaining the topography of Arkansas. My daughter & her husband went to John Brown University and even before that - our Oklahoma church’s retreats were often along the Flint Creek in the Siloam Springs area. You have one of the most beautiful states - I think most Arkansas’s want to keep it a secret! Your knowledge and presentation are excellent. Thanks again.
Arkansas is a sleeper state. Wow
I had been in this silo in 1987. It was called the 'Haunted Silo' and it's portrait was a haunted house with a missile sticking out of it. Creepy place
This video is phenomenal! My family narrowly survived the destruction in White County. They knew the fatalities, and my dad dug himself and my mom and brother out of the rubble of their home, and then he began search and rescue. I grew up hearing them recollect it whenever a tornado watch or tornado warning caused us to seek shelter. I'm beginning work on a video about these tornadoes, and I'll be interviewing my family and looking for other folks to interview and footage I can compile for it. Can I cite this video? The way you explained the weather is incredible and better than I ever could do, so I'd like to be able to direct any of my potentially 5 to 10 viewers to your video!
For sure!
My présentation i. Ill do it différentes 1st slide all plateau with mountains name Then go to details
My zero subs and 5 viewers including me in the future re-watching this 😂😂.
Was that narrator Sara H. Sanders? Sounded just like her.
I understand that more than a few county’s/cities still don’t have WX sirens or have quit using them because of the more “fashionable” cell phone warning apps. All modes of warning need to exist. The them here is redundancy. I primarily use cell phone apps and my NOAA weather alert radio how ever I strongly understand the need for outdoor warning sirens.
Fine video. Demographically I see the Ozarks as part of the Appalachian Diaspora.
Very enjoyable.
Excellent! Arkansas really does have very diverse geography. Love this state!
Not only it hit Arkansas on that day, an F2 hit the Tennessee line below Gamaliel, Kentucky on that same day.
Tompkinsville Kentucky, my hometown and I remember when the tornado hit that at that night at 10:30 PM, I heard the sirens go off and I quickly got in the basement and most of my family and friends came over too for shelter. I was 13 years old at the time and was in 8th grade in middle school 3 months away from graduating and beginning my first year of high school. Not to mention, the Columbia Gulf transmission plant was destroyed by the tornado and everyone could see an orange glow far away knowing the tornado destroyed the gas plant.
A most impressive and concise your of the U.S. Interior Highlands. I am from the Cumberland Plateau section of SE Kentucky and have been fascinated by the highlands of Arkansas ever since I passed through the Ozarks quite by chance returning to KY from New Mexico. I was homesick and, really, felt almost at home there. It was so much like home. Again, excellent job and many thanks!
Love Arkansas.Born and raised. Think you may have misspoke on one fact. Surely, there is no 26,000 ft mtn in the Boston Mtn?
What a great video. Just moved here one year ago. Lived in Florida since 1968. So so much beauty here, most people are friendly. So many fossils and minerals here.
What do u use poke for? It’s a weed here. Nothing will eat it. Including bugs
I did a quick Google search for “poke plant” uses for… And came up with these statements Are poke plants edible? Young leaves and stems when properly cooked are edible and provide a good source of protein, fat and carbohydrate. Regional names for the plant include poke, poke sallet, poke salad, and pokeberry. The fruits are important food for mockingbirds, northern cardinals, and mourning doves. American Pokeberry - National Forest Service What part of pokeweed is poisonous? All parts of the Pokeweed plant are toxic to humans. The highest amounts of poison are found in the roots, leaves, and stems. Small amounts are in the fruit. Cooked berries and leaves (cooked twice in separate water) can technically be eaten. Pokeweed poisoning Information | Mount Sinai - New York Does pokeweed have any benefits? Pokeweed has many purported benefits but little science to back them up. In traditional folk medicine, pokeweed stimulates the bowels and induces vomiting. In homeopathic medicine, pokeweed is used to treat tonsillitis. It is also used to treat psoriasis and eczema and suppress inflammatory immune responses.Apr 20, 2024 Pokeweed: Benefits, Side Effects, and Preparations Can you use pokeweed for anything? Out My Backdoor: The Wondrous Pokeberry | Department Of ... Pokeweed has long been thought to have medicinal value. At one time it was employed to cure everything from boils to acne. Today, pokeberry is being researched as a possible treatment for cancer. Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division What did Native Americans use pokeweed for? The Native Americans made a tea made from the berries and used it for treating arthritis, rheumatism, and dysentery. Some people living in the Ozarks ate one berry a year to prevent or to treat arthritis. Pokeweed - Indiana Native Plant Society
25 year anniversary today...
Informative..
Thank you so much for a well-planned and intelligently delivered profile of the varied geology/geogrphy of these regions. Really, really good. I'm an old man in the Cumberland Plateau of Eastern Kentucky who has held a longtime fascination and kinship with Arkansas' uplands.
The Boston Mountains up to 26 thousand Feet in elevation? I think she missed that by a factor of ten.
Keeping in mind its all about meth and moonshine in most of the places mentioned.
I'm a native Arkansan, and I remember this day well. I remember that our concrete garage floor was sweating that morning because of the humidity. That's when I got the sinking suspicion that it was going to be a bad day.
I am the 1000th subscriber! I love your channel.
Lavaca Golden Arrows didn’t make it….
Born and raised here for 30 years and never knew half of this lol thank you for the amazing video!
Did you not mention the Ouachita River and Lake Ouachita? Or did I miss your mention of it? Oh well, very informative, even for someone who has lived in Arkansas for decades. Thank you.
One that's come about since you recorded this video was the new Little Rock Southwest High School. It replaced McClellan (Lions) and JA Fair (War Eagles). And those two combined make a Gryphon of course.
So interesting. My family has a property down on the Missouri/Arkansas border on Table Rock Lake. Next time I am in town (January) i will be on the lookout for the different architecture styles. One of the reasons I go to New Orleans is I love the different styles. Now i can appreciate them in the Ozarks.
Cavemen and Cavewomen forever. Booyah
Fantastic video. I wrote a story years ago for a local paper just skimming over the abundance of strange nicknames. I thoroughly enjoyed what you've done here
I graduated and played at Conway. Go cats
Nicely done! Even if I do live just over the line from Arkansas! Not far from Norfork lake!
That was really cool and educational at the same time.
Thank you for doing this I remember this day I was scared as hell this day also
Boston Mountains at 26,000 feet....? Nope.....
Great video, you are an incredible teacher
I know the first lowland region well.
New Madrid Earthquake 1811 - 1812
How about the Agusta Red Devils? Also, how did so many schools in Bible Belt Arkansas end up with some form of Devils?
Sometimes I believe Contant providers purposely put errors in their videos to generate comments, if I’m wrong feel free to correct me.
It was the very same missile in both incidents.
Very interesting, thank you.
Regions Bank of Arkansas?
The Boston mountains do not reach 26,000 feet. I listened several times to be sure I heard it correctly. Meant to be 2600 feet I’m sure
Concerning your comment of elevations. There are exactly ZERO areas in the United States that have an elevation of twenty six THOUSAND feet like you claim for the Boston Mountains. In fact, the highest peaks in the Rockies and the Sierra Mountains are only in the fourteen thousand foot elevation range. Try using the word hundred instead of thousand. Example: Twenty six HUNDRED feet.
Get over yourself already… no need to overstate and shout…
@glennmorrell4907 There was no shouting. Just statements of your mistated "facts." Capitalizing exactly two words in a short paragraph are to clarify so you understand what facts were being addressed. But saying thousands instead of hundreds of feet could be shouting. Sorry you are so sensitive to that.
@@bernices8019 I did not prepare this video nor did I state any facts for it. I enjoyed it and when I heard the ELEVATION MISTAKE I just let it roll off my back.
St. Francois is pronounced locally as "fran-sis". The original French settlers came before the French Revolution and had different dialects than modern French (fran-swa). So the local way is less of a mis-pronunciation than a historic relic.