Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway in the southeastern and southwestern portions of the United States. At a length of 2,556.61 miles (4,114.46 km),it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country,after I-90 and I-80. From west to east,it passes through California,Arizona,New Mexico,Texas,Oklahoma,Arkansas,Tennessee,and North Carolina. Its western terminus is at I-15 in Barstow,California,while its eastern terminus is at a concurrency with U.S. Route 117 (US 117) and North Carolina Highway 132 (NC 132) in Wilmington,North Carolina. Major cities served by the interstate include Flagstaff,Arizona;Albuquerque,New Mexico;Amarillo,Texas;Oklahoma City,Oklahoma;Little Rock,Arkansas;Memphis,Nashville,and Knoxville in Tennessee;and Asheville,Winston-Salem,Greensboro,Durham,Raleigh,and Wilmington in North Carolina.
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and 95th most populous in the US. It is the county seat of Madison County with portions extending into Limestone County and Morgan County. It is located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama south of the state of Tennessee.
Crossett is the largest city in Ashley County,Arkansas,United States,with a population of 5,507,according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates. Combined with North Crossett and West Crossett,the population is 10,752. Crossett was incorporated in 1903.
West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County,Arkansas,United States. The population was 24,520 at the 2020 census,ranking it as the state's 20th largest city. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area,and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis,Tennessee.
Fort Bragg is a city along the North Coast of California in Mendocino County. The city is 24 miles (39 km) west of Willits,at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m). Its population was 6,983 at the 2020 census.
The International Paper Company is an American pulp and paper company,the largest such company in the world. It has approximately 39,000 employees,and is headquartered in Memphis,Tennessee.
Huntsville International Airport is a public airport and spaceport ten miles southwest of downtown Huntsville,in Madison County,Alabama,United States. The FAA has designated the Huntsville International Airport as a Re-entry site for the Dream Chaser,a spaceplane operated by Sierra Space to make reentries from Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
PotlatchDeltic Corporation is an American diversified forest products company based in Spokane,Washington.
Owen Kay Garriott was an American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut,who spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission,and 10 days aboard Spacelab-1 on a Space Shuttle mission in 1983.
The California Western Railroad,AKA Mendocino Railway,popularly called the Skunk Train,is a rail freight and heritage railroad transport railway in Mendocino County,California,United States,running from the railroad's headquarters in the coastal town of Fort Bragg to the interchange with the Northwestern Pacific Railroad at Willits.
The Hernando de Soto Bridge is a tied-arch bridge carrying Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis,Arkansas,and Memphis,Tennessee. The design is a continuous cantilevered cable-stayed steel through arch,with bedstead endposts. Memphians also call the bridge the "New Bridge",as it is newer than the Memphis &Arkansas Bridge downstream,and the "M Bridge",due to its distinctive shape. It is of similar construction to the Sherman Minton Bridge between Louisville,Kentucky,and New Albany,Indiana.
Miss Arkansas USA,previously known as Miss Arkansas Universe,is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant,and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Vanbros and Associates.
The West Side Lumber Company railway was the last of the 3 ft narrow-gauge logging railroads operating in the American west.
Lawrence Elery Wilson was an American businessman and politician from South Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1927 to 1931. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas,serving under Governor Harvey Parnell until he was defeated by Lee Cazort in the Democratic primary.
The Dixie Series was an interleague postseason series between the playoff champions of Minor League Baseball's Southern Association (SA) and Texas League (TL). The best-of-seven series was held at the conclusion of each season from 1920 to 1958,with the exception of 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. It was revived by the Dixie Association for one year in 1967,pitting the Texas League champion against the Southern League (SL) champion.
In the 1890s,Arkana was described as a new railroad town,and was later the site of a rail station,lumber mill,church,post office,and school. The community was also the site of the Arkana and Eastern Railroad Company,a rail line which operated between Arkana and Springhill in the early 20th century.
Richard H. Keith,also known as R. H. Smith,was a coal and lumber businessman. He arrived in Kansas City,Missouri in 1871 with forty dollars and started a small coal yard. From that beginning evolved an empire spanning several states,that included coal,timber,sawmills,railroads,and even the building of towns.
Ralph L. "Sporty" Carpenter was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia,Arkansas from 1971 to 1989,compiling a record of 119–76–5. Carpenter was also the head baseball coach at Henderson State from 1970 to 1975,tallying a mark of 106–68.
John Barber White was an American lumber businessman. He was one of the founders of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company,and served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
