Arkansas - The US Explained

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[@dennisjaynes7141]

How could you not say a single word about our National Treasure The Buffalo National River

[@Minerbot02]

As an Arkansan, this video is fantastic. I've never seen another youtuber explain the state as accurately as you have.

[@aardvarmario]

Yep. Great job other than a couple of population errors (e.g. LR metro population is now close to 800k and includes Conway).

[@boroblueyes]

I watch a lot of Arkansas police pursuit videos and I think I've seen almost every corner of the state. It's beautiful with diverse landscapes. The mountains, hills, farmland, bottom land, rivers and lakes. It's much like Georgia, just with fewer people. And I love your governor.

[@c501nunoo7]

Definitely one of the best ones I’ve seen. I’m ready for someone from the state to do one so it can get to the nitty gritty of it all.

[@m_w501]

​@@boroblueyes The Uncredible Huck 🤢 Yuck 🤮

[@haydendukes8734]

@@boroblueyesyou’re one of few

[@Bulluminati517]

I’ve been waiting FOREVER for this video. As an Arkansan, I approve. Well done, sir!

[@MrCrossWire]

I love Arkansas. From UK.

[@kordellswoffer1520]

Britain the motherland always beloved.

[@BobyChanMan]

We have a lot of people come from the UK to Norwest Arkansas for hiking and sightseeing. Come on down!

[@thicclegendfeep4050]

Respect to the Mother country, as always 🇺🇲🤝🇬🇧

[@PSTXFL]

We have been to Arkansas many times and it is gorgeous. Especially driving up I-49 into NW Arkansas and the Ozarks.

[@thicclegendfeep4050]

The state that gave us legends like Johnny Cash, the Boggy Creek Monster, and Caseoh, God bless beautiful Arkansas, from your brothers up in Ohio !

[@A.Mayflower127]

My best friend has lived in Arkansas since Middle School. I visited NWA and it’s so beautiful. If you see this Keiko, te quiero mucho mi amiga mejor ❤

[@jusfrazier369]

NWA is not normal Arkansas.

[@greenarchipelago7]

Yeah NWA is like the NYC of New York state. NWA is very nice, but most of Arkansas is not like NWA. Most of Arkansas feels and smells like an armpit.

[@SS4Luxray]

As an Ohio native, I’ve always been fascinated by Arkansas. I love nature and the wild so much that it’s always shocked me that Arkansas gets left out of the most beautiful natural geography states conversation a lot.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

As someone who lives here.... we are beginning to wish it would stay that way 😂

[@SS4Luxray]

@@goosenotmaverick1156 💀💀💀 why is that? Ppl swear Ohio has so much and I’m always like where lol

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

@SS4Luxray so the population in my area quits exploding. I live in NWA and it's insane how many people are flowing into here.

[@ZeroNumerous]

@@SS4Luxray Tbh the rest of Ameria is kind of insane. We'd rather not, thanks, you know?

[@Lungorizz]

@@goosenotmaverick1156 Same here, Fayetteville is not what it once was and neither are the housing prices sadly

[@shakarussanders9911]

Arkansas It definitely a hidden gem! I'm from Texas we show Arkansas a lot of love! Beautiful state!

[@m_w501]

Texas is basically like our big brother 😂

[@BobyChanMan]

Gotta love the Texans. Without them Fayetteville would be a ghost town 😂

[@shakarussanders9911]

@@BobyChanMan Lol I've always said Fayetteville is a place for Texas refugees 😄

[@timesthree5757]

Thanks. But, I have to tell you. As an Arkansan I'm genetically required to make fun of Texas.

[@shakarussanders9911]

@@timesthree5757 Lol we used make fun of Arkansas just like we did Oklahoma but we love you guys at the end of the day

[@wiledman2430]

It may not be the best state but personally im proud of how much its grown recently, and i find this state absolutely beautiful. Fort Smith will always be my home.

[@willrobvisuals]

Northside or Southside?

[@jadestronaut1430]

ah man I grew up in west Arkansas in the Ouachitas I may not live there now but ill never forget how beautiful the state is and I do get a little homesick. great video Arkansas history is so interesting

[@DaVinciCosmeticsUSA]

I can wait to visit Arkansas , great video and greeting .

[@sugarmuffin319]

"The creatively named island, #20" made me burst out laughing😅 I love that this is a series❤

[@revinhatol]

That's near Dyersburg!

[@nashanderson6755]

This videos is amazing. As an Arkansan it’s important to note that poverty is not as bad as it sounds when you find out Arkansas has the highest or second highest (depending on who you look) at buying power in the country

[@melissajohnson2935]

As someone that lives on the Ouachita River on the boarder of Louisiana and Arkansas, I have to give a big 👏👏👏 for pronouncing it correctly! A hard feat for most that are not from around here 😂

[@pillionaire07]

I'm from Huttig myself. Small world.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

Great job on Arkansas, Carter! I've been waiting patiently on the continuation of this series, and you didn't disappoint. I would love to visit NW Arkansas at some point and the Ozarks, it's the only area of that state I've never been to. Can't wait for the next episode 🙌😃

[@HighPriestessK]

Thank you for the respect of a thorough researched on Arkansas. Blessings to you and your brother.

[@willrobvisuals]

Lived in Arkansas for the first 22 years of my life. Lived in Fort Smith and Fayetteville. NWA might be arguably the best place to grow up in the country, perfect mix of southern and midwestern cultures. Spent many summers in the Ozarks and Ouachitas absolutely wearing them out with hiking, camping, kayaking, and other outdoor activities. What a wonderful place to call home. Living in Colorado now but I’ll always proudly call myself an Arkansan. One could argue Arkansas has the most state patriotism second to Texas in the US. Just ask your average Arkansan, we’re a proud damn people.

[@peregrination3643]

That's funny to me. I was in western Colorado (Glenwood) for my first 10 years and hold it dear. We moved to Fayetteville. It has taken me a LONG time to really learn to appreciate it and campaign to convince my old Colorado outdoorsy friends that it's actually cool (just not in the summer, lol). Or rather, it shouldn't be hard to show that to friends stuck on the Front Range and just want to move back to a chill, less populated area.

[@danielwatcherofthelord1823]

Dude, my wife would do anything to live a life similar to yours! She wants to travel and camp all over the country and eventually the world. We've been to several states so far, including Arkansas last year! We went to the Quachita mountains area and it was really NICE. People are so kind there! If your from a city like me and my wife and daughter (New Orleans area) you really are taken aback by people being so kind to strangers but I found that I really liked the people there. And the landscapes and mountains were incredible! So much beauty thats hardly been touched by man. Anyways, im enjoying the presentations and I thank you for your hard work getting them out to us!

[@jaytaylor629]

What i love about the US is just how geographically diverse and culturally diverse the country is. I love learning about the awesome places to visit in each state and the different cultural traditions that are prevalent in each state. Cant wait to learn about Michigan

[@laurencetait692]

Fantastic video! I visited Arkansas last year (I'm from Scotland) and would love to go again and see more of the state.

[@AbsvInFeRnO]

I love this channel and series so much. Always learning so much from each video. It’s also super neat to see places I’ve traveled to explained. Keep up the phenomenal work!!

[@MarK-ro3vl]

I love your dedication traveling around North America to get first-hand knowledge and content for your videos.

[@elzi5387]

Can't believe I missed this for so long. Love the series - from Australia

[@baathbomb2750]

New US Explained is always the best notification to come home to

[@philipterry853]

thanks for the great episode. as a Arkansas native with ancestors who came prior to the Arkansas Territory founding into The Ozarks in tandem with the Keetoowah Band. it is nice to see a video about my State and region and people. Two facts missed about the Arkansas Ozarks. One is lead and zinc mines used to be prevalent in many areas up to the end of World War 2 ( a trait which it shared with other parts of the Ozarks in the other states ) , the 2nd being that the Buffalo National River was declared to be the first national River and is protected by law from ever being stopped by a dam and is a candidate for upgrading to being the next new National Park

[@m_w501]

Isn't that where the town of Zinc, AR (KKK Headquarters) got its name from?

[@philipterry853]

@@m_w501 Yep and a town a little further is named Lead Hill

[@DM5550Z]

Are the keetowah band still influential in Arkansas?

[@philipterry853]

@@DM5550Z Nope. when one of the Trail of Tears paths came through the immediate region of The Ozarksthe legal status of the Cherokee Nation was revoked and most drifted to what is now Oklahoma.(Though in the 1850 census you still had a few Cherokee still listed in Marion Co., Ar. and other counties) Of course back then that was still Arkansas Territory but was soon split off afterwards. attempts have been made to be recognized once more in Arkansas but so far unsuccessful

[@DM5550Z]

@@philipterry853 I heard many cherokee still live in arkansas near the border with the oklahoma cherokee. I wonder how many legit descendants outside of federally recognized tribes there are considering so many claims of descent are fake.

[@marcrugani326]

Always thorough coverage of geography, history, culture, with attention to the indigenous roots. Keep it up! Maybe revisit some of the eastern states with more extensive detail when you wrap up the series!

[@senatuspopulusqueromanus5626]

born and work in fort smith i currently live in Oklahoma just a few min from fort smith. i love this area and its verry beautiful and fort smiths history is very interesting and fun to learn about!

[@StylinnShot]

Love the series Arkansas looks amazing. I'm from central and SE Ohio. This video alone has me wanting to seriously checkout moving down there.

[@Absaroka]

It's my home state, and I recently moved back. While obviously it's not perfect, I'm glad to be here. Great video

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

No state is perfect. Each one has awesome aspects and negative aspects. I've always enjoyed Arkansas every time I've been there ✌️😃

[@JohnDoe-fq7tc]

Welcome back home,we missed ya🎉

[@Hippydaze35]

a stellar episode, very interesting. Thanks for the sneak peek on the upcoming episodes from all your travels. Great work 👍 keep it up.

[@DarkshadowXD63]

I am really glad I came across this channel and video series it checks off all the boxes for a geography, history, and culture nerd but it really shows me how much I really don't know about my own country. Lol I honestly might visit all 50 states because of this video series 😂

[@benduncan4027]

Finally, HE’S BACK

[@DiMacky24]

Arkansas is the only state I have been to that can compete with the beauty of my native Washington.

[@TheArkDoc]

Superb video, and like others have said, you did a beautiful job explaining Arkansas history. My family settled in NW Arkansas in 1822, hailing from the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee, and before that, Virginia and "New Amsterdam" (New York). I live and work in Fayetteville and will retire outside of Eureka Springs on Beaver Lake in a few years. It's a beautiful state. I feel lucky to have spent my life in the "hills".

[@ChanManStan]

Enjoyed the video. Definitely too in the weeds for your video, but much of the delta was old growth forrest that got clearcut to make way for agriculture. This logging of the delta extended well into the 20th century

[@GPWalt]

I remember visiting this place to mine for diamonds during a vacation as a kid long before '72--which was the year it became a state park.

[@devhar4655]

I love that you went out and filmed these areas yourself for the most part it will be well worth the time taken for the video quality!

[@Alan-lv9rw]

I just retired in Dallas and I’m building a house in Arkansas. I can’t wait!

[@leanneadams2549]

Lucky you ! You won’t be bored !!! Love it. I’d do something similar if I could !

[@bluemackzeiler3313]

Crowley's ridge formed from the New Madrid fault line. An earthquake powerful enough to make a huge section of the Mississippi River stop, turn, and flow back against itself.

[@envAmerica]

Crank the intro music louder moving forward. Too humble on this one. It's iconic. I live for the intro.

[@ThatIsInterestingTII]

MICHIGAN is up next in The US Explained and I'm really excited! I've been there, but I still need some help! Michiganders, it's your time to shine! Please reply to fill me in on what I need to know about your home state, such as unique food, traditions, places, some fun facts and local dialects and pronunciations! I can't promise everything will make it into the video, but I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to getting started!

[@Steveofthejungle8]

You gotta include how they call Liquor Stores “Party Stores”

[@stgyoungfrizzle]

FINALLY!!!! LOL

[@Lcngopher]

Detroit hosted a formula one grand prix from 1982-1988. Then CART(championship auto racing teams) took over the event, moving from downtown detroit to belle isle in 1992, where it stayed until 2001. It would return for two years in 2007 with the indycar series after it and champ car(successor of CART) merged. It returned again in 2012 as a double header until 2021, excluding the cancelled 2020 edition. It became a single race again in 2022, before returning downtown in 2023, where it is today.

[@stgyoungfrizzle]

​@@Steveofthejungle8 and coney islands

[@brianmiddleton2956]

Isn't Michigan the largest state by land area east of the Mississippi?

[@bloated_complacency]

I think it's great that you are archiving your journey through the united States. We can all live vicariously through your uploads. Keep up the great work!!

[@DensonFletch]

I goto hot springs every year a couple times, i love the place... Its laid back and my child loves it

[@Rustey_shackleford]

don’t tell anybody about us!! As an Arkansan we are very territorial and want to keep the state as natural and just how it is now or better! We are scared of people from other states if they bring along the same energy from their previous one. Enjoy our natural state. Just PLEASE leave it natural and PLEASE don’t try to change the state we have tried to protect so much. And to those that move here soon or in the future, help us protect this sacred place from people with ill intentions and corporate America- signed concerned AR citizen

[@timesthree5757]

I second that.

[@pacopeso8474]

Mom's family had a farm in Joiner, Mississippi County. My brother and his wife lived in Jonesboro. Nice town.

[@juliamarple3785]

Every time I take a long roadtrip, it reaffirms my belief in the goodness of humanity. ♡

[@mariellautry3721]

Surprised he missed the first national river, the Buffalo. It's the closest thing to heaven on earth. Also he spoke about Hot Springs, but didn't mention the fact that spring training began there. A favorite place for Babe Ruth. But over all, he made me proud of my state.

[@TVandManga]

I've been looking forward to this since Arkansas is the US state I've visited and I really enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@Faygo2215]

He forgot to mention Rodger Bumpass (voice actor of Squidward) Who was born in Little Rock and attended ASU in Jonesboro.

[@michaelstockinger636]

He is mentioned at 1:04:41

[@arkie_bear]

You did an excellent job. I appreciate your thoroughness and fairness.

[@Steveofthejungle8]

Oh hell yeah dropping everything for the next hour and nine minutes

[@chavem]

i am so hyped for the rest of this series now 🔥 this one was another masterpiece

[@TheRockInnRobin]

Oh thank Goodness I see your video pop up when I got back home.

[@stephanledford9792]

This is the best video I have seen about my state of Arkansas.

[@KathrynHaugan]

Always well done and interesting...thank you. One of my favorite sites to visit.

[@b4c0n33]

Very cool video! Love how in depth you go, you even mentioned the reason my aunt from Hawaii moved here with some of her family, tyson lol. I didn't know there were more than just her family, I should ask her and her mom about that next time I visit Hawaii. That detail felt so specific to me it was surreal hearing you talk about it in a video about where I'm from. Great place to live if you like mountain biking and hiking! No state is perfect but there's enough wonderful qualities here for me. Calling it a hidden gem is quite poetic considering the relationship with diamonds.

[@wife9571]

best series on YT

[@nateonmission]

I really enjoy your videos. I’m looking forward to seeing your original footage!

[@HaroldTurner-k3j]

You failed to mention the university of Arkansas pine bluff, UAPB, one of the great HBCUs in the country.

[@fisherwagner6924]

They got destroyed last night lol

[@erk9822]

As a Kansan, we pronounce the Arkansas river like the state. But if you ask some older people from western Kansas you will indeed hear them call it Ar-Kansas. It seems as if it’s a dying dialect Edit: Can’t wait for the Kansas video! Good luck finding something to talk about lol

[@leanneadams2549]

Wow !! This guy really did his research without making it boring !!! A lot I didn’t know. I’ve always been attracted to this state .. mainly wondering why housing is so cheap. May as well go see for myself now that I know where to go !!! Thanks for the video and great job !!! 💯👍

[@killerking1955]

Howdy from fort smith! I love your channel and I've been waiting for this video for years and you showed us with clear and respectful lenses. I always thought of Arkansas as the bastardized Switzerland of America, and the more you think about it between family ties, business, banks, and agriculture, geography, it kinda makes sense, and having family from the Ozarks, it's definitely a mind your own business, but enjoy the sights kind of land

[@willrobvisuals]

That’s a good way to put it

[@liamf38]

Holy heck, gang! A new US explained just dropped!

[@Arkansas1989]

I love these Ouachita mountains

[@randallthedestroyer6061]

Great video man. Love my home state.

[@jerryszabo]

Well done!!

[@dancestuffdiva3571]

I'm so excited for this!

[@aerodixx777]

I've been living in Arkansas my entire life, so the moment it gets mentioned I go nuts. Pretty much the entire video I was like "YES THAT'S SO TRUE FINALLY WE GET ATTENTION!". It was also very informative, as most the history stuff (specifically the Arkansas Post) I haven't been refreshed about since elementary school. I'd like to mention the dry county part. Until watching this video, I *genuinely* didn't know that dry counties weren't a common thing. I thought it was like that in every state where every few counties are dry

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

My last school refresher about the original Capitol was in arkansas history in Jr High

[@aerodixx777]

@@goosenotmaverick1156 I remember taking Arkansas history in jr high too, I just don't remember almost the entirety of my jr high years

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

@aerodixx777 I know what you mean. 🤣

[@Hippydaze35]

Talimena biway/drive should be made a national park like they did with skyline drive/Shenandoah in Virginia.

[@am2dan]

@44:15 Kudos again for the proper pronunciation of New Madrid.

[@meme1420]

As a citizen of Arkansas I love this video and the work you put into it. THANK YOU! But, as a citizen of Arkansas your killing me with how you pronounce Arkansan. I know it kind of goes against the way to pronounce the states' name which is what your doing and I understand LOL. But, it is pronounced AR-CAN-SAN. There, now I feel better.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

I prefer the term "arkansawyer"

[@JordanCBaker]

​@goosenotmaverick1156 I do too! It was Bill who changed that I believe

[@shadytreez]

Beautiful job! Would love to see Utah and Idaho.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

He will cover them eventually. It may be just a bit though 😂

[@michael4265]

As a native Arkansan who lives in SE AR I’ve been patiently waiting for this video. I would also argue much of Arkansas is apart of the Deep South.

[@ouachitawoman]

Thank-you for the kind words about my hometown, Hot Springs. I highly recommend growing up in a National Park. Good times for all because everyone benefited from tourism.

[@mondavou9408]

Excellent video! Nice work.

[@pauldavis1943]

Your videos are top notch. Keep it up!

[@charlesokelley2961]

The ozarks hold my heart.

[@richd6362]

Great video.

[@readisgooddewaterkant7890]

As an outside arkansaw seems to be the bridge between deep south and the rest of the south

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Depends on which part. As a long time resident of northwestern Arkansas, it's much more Midwestern here than you'd think. But only a small section of the state is like that. A handful of counties really.

[@frankenz66]

North Arkansas has a separate accent than areas south of it for sure. Not just referring to "hillbillies". It leans more midwestern. It's civil war sentiments were much more separated from the antebellum south.

[@Sothus2]

Hot Springs is a cool town, theres a pizza place called Grateful Head named after the band Grateful Dead and the pizza is great

[@drcbeartooths]

very interesting. thanks so much!

[@JohnDoe-fq7tc]

As a life long Arkansas all i ask if you come to our state especially the buffalo please only take pictures and leave only footprints . God bless 😊

[@brandnewyou5254]

Big thumbs up to your editing bro that's good work

[@4ndj]

26 views in 3 minutes, mans is blowin up

[@nizhoni3339]

i'm a teenager from arkansas and i love this place so much. a lot of people my age talk about how much they hate it here and how much they want to leave but i love it here and i get excited that people are now slowly finally realizing how beautiful and kind this state is.

[@williamjensen7042]

you missed americas !st national river!!!! The buffalo river!!

[@danielkaster2648]

Its about to get amazing. Michigan , Florida, and then texas! But i love arkansas

[@ColeWhittington]

Love your content! Keep it up!

[@squantochub5033]

10:25 and Case Oh is at least 200,000 of them

[@johndavidnew]

0:25 Well... There are a few tiny areas that are now east of the Mississippi River now.

[@michaelhall7546]

Sam Walton started in Newport Arkansas running a 5 and 10 called a Ben Franklin before he went to Bentonville

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

And undercutting/circumventing his supply chain to make more money before he even came to Bentonville, the way I understand. It's been the way it is from day 1. Everyone pretending like it wasn't just a bit shady to begin with has the local rose shaded lenses lol

[@michaelhall7546]

@@goosenotmaverick1156 this in the 50s in tiny Newport Arkansas. Not sure he was circumventing the whatever back then bro 🙂

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

@@michaelhall7546 I meant the supply chain he was contractually obligated to use, per Ben Franklin. It wasn't about the local laws but the policies of the franchise he ran.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

@@michaelhall7546 do your research before you try to tell me I'm wrong, bro.

[@emmakasparek2988]

sooo excited for michigan. u should cover holland, michigan, and its history with the wizard of oz

[@ronaldhall2489]

Born in New Orleans 1960 moved to Mobile in 1962 now in 2024 trying to sell out and move to Arkansas a place I only been 3 times my daughter and grandaughter live there and my housw is falling down and I am too I am going to with the good lords help live my last chapter there ❤ please pray for me 😊

[@willrobvisuals]

Godspeed Ronald, enjoy Arkansas, incredible place to live.

[@ronaldhall2489]

@@willrobvisuals thanks. Excited and also a little scared but looking forward to the next chapter in my life

[@boomerang379]

Born in Stuttgart and grew up farming rice in Lee County Arkansas. There’s no other place in the world like the delta.

[@horseplop9]

Fun video The natural state

[@darkymelon]

Moffett is oklahoma. It's across the bridge in downtown fort smith

[@ChaseArkansas]

Arkansan is pronounced AR CAN ZEN local Arkansan here. other than fantastic job showcasing my home and teaching me history i forgot or didn't know

[@loganstover5094]

You need a better audio setup - will turn away some folks. Not trying to be mean, great content hope you keep making videos. Have a nice day!

[@ghost21501]

Arkansas got bullied by a single missouri man and lost a bit of its land.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Just a wealthy man that made the wrong choice if you ask me lol