Welcome to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Everything from Crowd of white men and women on the Capitol steps with "Votes to Women" pennant flags Voting and Voting Rights to Map of Arkansas with colored sections showing Arkansas Congressional Districts Congressional Districts
or Surprise Me

This Day in Arkansas History

November 13, 1986

Arkansas’s oldest continuing place of worship, the Cathedral of St. Andrew, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Dedicated in 1881 by Bishop Edward Fitzgerald, second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, it displays a Gothic Revival style made up of rustic granite mined from the Fourche Mountains. It is located at 617 South Louisiana Street in Little Rock.

Learn more about Cathedral of St. Andrew Explore full history calendar

Browse the Encyclopedia

Entries

By Category A – Z

Media

By Category A – Z

Photo of the Day

Whoo-Whoo the "Howl" of the Ozarks Says: Think and Wink!

Italian-born poet Rosa Zagnoni married Antonio Marinoni in Brooklyn, New York, on July 30, 1908, and then moved to Fayetteville (Washington County), where her husband was on the faculty of the University of Arkansas (UA). There, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni quickly became known for her efforts to promote poetry. From 1953 to 1970, the prolific poet served as the poet laureate of Arkansas. Among her many works was Whoo-Whoo the “Howl” of the Ozarks Says: Think and Wink!, published in 1967.

 

Italian-born poet Rosa Zagnoni married Antonio Marinoni in Brooklyn, New York, on July 30, 1908, and then moved to Fayetteville (Washington County), where her husband was on the faculty of the University of Arkansas (UA). There, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni quickly became known for her efforts to promote poetry. From 1953 to 1970, the prolific poet served as the poet laureate of Arkansas. Among her many works was Whoo-Whoo the “Howl” of the Ozarks Says: Think and Wink!, published in 1967.

Learn More

Trending Entries
Promotional photograph of white man woman and 19 young and teen children standing together with white text Duggar Family Religious Figures, Television and Streaming White man wearing a hat and women in dresses picking cotton with long cotton sack stretching out behind her Great Depression Wooden sign held up by posts near road text "The Village @ Pickles Gap Shop Eat Relax" above smaller sign illustration of shaggy dog text "Doc's Coffee and Creamery" Pickles Gap Faulkner Icon of cannon next to text "The Camden Expedition Route" above old photo group of men with rifles on horseback next to large map marking various events along trail during military conflict Camden Expedition Timeline Civil War A single bison standing at bottom of hill in grassy field trees and stump in background Bison Zoology White man with long beard in military uniform with horse and dog Prairie Grove Campaign Timeline Civil War Group of African-American men standing and sitting before brick wall Elaine Massacre of 1919 Early Twentieth Century three steel bridges running parallel across a river Big River Crossing Attractions (Historic and Current) Exploded underground missile silo and debris as seen from above Titan II Missile Explosion Post Civil War busy city intersection with cars and people, view of state capitol in background Little Rock Pulaski lock and dam on river with pedestrian bridge winding over it and houses, trees on hill in background Big Dam Bridge Engineering, Land white man in black embroidered alongside white woman in dark suit and hat carrying roses amid a crowd of people Johnny Cash Country, Rock "Negroes leave town of Bonanza" newspaper clipping Sundown Towns White man with mustache in colorful shirt and striped pants holding an acoustic guitar with flowers painted on it in front of red background Dan Hicks Folk Portrait African-American male boxer with gloves raised, shorts, boots, in corner of ring Sonny Liston Boxing "In memory of those killed December 1987 Pope County Arkansas" flat engraved marker on grass Ronald Gene Simmons Criminal Activities

New & Updated
Crowded city street with multistory buildings cars and trolley car Fort Smith Sebastian White man with glasses in white football uniform with red number 77 focusing on game in progress Brandon Burlsworth Football White man with glasses in white football uniform with red number 77 focusing on game in progress Brandon Burlsworth Foundation Philanthropy large church congregation gathered outside church building with crowd on street corner St. Edward Catholic Church Institutions and Buildings, Museums and Historic Sites Older white man short hair and beard wearing glasses suit and striped tie standing in front of microphone at lectern indoors looking on Tom W. Dillard Historians and Historic Organizations Burning steamboat on river on "Sultana Disaster Museum" brochure with "The Forgotten Tragedy" section Sultana Disaster Museum Museums and Historic Sites From chest up white woman curly side parted bob hair wearing blouse with square neckline and lipstick Thyra Samter Winslow Journalists Older white man with short side parted straight hair and circle beard wearing round glasses and button up shirt eyes slightly closed Richard A. Weiss State Figures White woman with straight shoulder length bob and bangs dressed in quarter sleeve blouse silver earrings pearl necklace watch and ring seated resting arms on table grinning Nancy Lynn Snyderman Practitioners, Television and Streaming From chest up middle aged white man short side parted hair and circle beard wearing sweater smiling Stephen Austin Smith Educators and Administrators, Madison Leaders From chest up white woman long straight middle parted hair wearing turtleneck pearl earrings and diamond ring resting face on left hand smiling Lindsley Farrar Armstrong Smith Washington Leaders Text "The Son Seals Blues Band" above fish eye lens view black man short hair and beard dressed in collared shirt playing guitar looking up Frank "Son" Seals Blues White man with mustache wearing suit and Arkansas pin in front of state flag Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Business Leaders, Lt. Governors Text "Fred MacMurray Murder He Says" above illustration white woman wavy hair dressed in cut off shorts and button up blouse holding handgun and barrel of shotgun smiling above white man short hair dressed in suit and tie seated scratching head confused to left of text listing cast above text "A George Marshall Production" Murder, He Says Films Round polygonal stone building with wooden shingles and steps leading up to it. Mountain View Stone Rows of tall monuments and trees with cemetery road Mount Holly Cemetery Cemeteries and Memorials

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, quizzes, lesson plans, and more, 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