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Natural region of Arkansas
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The Arkansas Delta is the eastern section of Arkansas along the Mississippi River Delta and includes Jonesboro and West Memphis.
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The site of a thriving river port at the confluence of the White and Black River that saw many a paddleboat and also the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Arkansas to Union forces in 1865, this former county seat features a courthouse museum and visitor center, along with just a good snapshot of the past.
A chance to explore Crowley's Ridge with wooded scenery, wildlife specimens like deer and armadillos, rooting for grubs and such, and a segment of the Trail of Tears to walk upon. Plus camping and a chance to be eaten alive by mosquitoes.
Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR) or Memphis International Airport (MEM) across the River in Tennessee.
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home of the King Biscuit Blues Festival
Jonesboro is a city in the Delta region of Arkansas.
Lake Village is the county seat of Chicot County in the Delta region of Arkansas.
Marion is in the Arkansas Delta, and is like a middle-class Memphis suburb on the Arkansas side, if there was one. You'll find a supply of higher quality hotels and restaurants here, but, more interestingly, a museum about a tragic event that occurred at the end of the Civil War.
Pocahontas is the seat of Randolph County in the Delta region of Arkansas.
West Memphis is a city in the Delta region of Arkansas, lying across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee.
Dumas is a small city in the Delta region of Arkansas.
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