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  2. History of Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    Beginning around 11,700 B.C.E., the first indigenous people inhabited the area now known as Arkansas after crossing today's Bering Strait, formerly Beringia. [3] The first people in modern-day Arkansas likely hunted woolly mammoths by running them off cliffs or using Clovis points, and began to fish as major rivers began to thaw towards the end of the last great ice age. [4]

  3. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    The Latin name Caesarea was also applied to the colony of New Jersey as Nova Caesarea, because the Roman name of the island was thought to have been Caesarea. [70] [71] The name "Jersey" most likely comes from the Norse name Geirrsey, meaning 'Geirr's Island'. [72] New Mexico: November 1, 1859: Nahuatl via Spanish: MÄ“xihco via Nuevo México

  4. Lists of North American place name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    These are lists of North American place name etymologies: . Mexican state name etymologies; Canadian provincial name etymologies; Origins of names of cities in Canada; List of U.S. places named after non-U.S. places

  5. History of Kansas - Wikipedia

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    The Rise of the Wheat State: A History of Kansas Agriculture, 1861- 1986 (1987) 16 topical essays by experts. online; Ise, John. Sod and Stubble: The Story of a Kansas Homestead (U of Nebraska Press, 1972) La Forte, Robert Sherman. Leaders of Reform: Progressive Republicans in Kansas, 1900-1916 (1974) online; Lee, R. Alton.

  6. Smallville may be fictional, but the names of these Kansas ...

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    1. Haysville. Haysville, which the 2020 U.S. Census says has a population of 11,262, is in Sedgwick County in south-central Kansas. The city is named after its founder, W.W. Hays.It has been ...

  7. Kansas basketball vs Arkansas recap: Razorbacks defeat ... - AOL

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    UPDATE: 9:50 p.m. (CT): Arkansas 68, Kansas 52 with 7:28 left in 4Q. Kansas does have an advantage in second-chance points, 13-6. That comes off of a slight advantage in offensive rebounds, 8-6.

  8. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...

  9. Oklahoma State vs Arkansas football history: Looking ... - AOL

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    All-time record vs. Arkansas: 14-29-1. Home record: 4-4-1. Away record: 8-25. Last win: 20-13 win in Stillwater in 1975. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma State-Arkansas ...