Harris Flanagin
Harris Flanagin (3 November 1817 – 23 September 1874) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas.
In 1862 Flanagin was elected Governor of Arkansas and was recalled from active duty to take office. His administration dealt primarily with war related measures and maintaining order and continuing government while undergoing an invasion. His administration was faced with shortages of critical items, rising prices, care of fallen soldier's families, and related problems. During the war the government was forced to suspend the collection of taxes and financed the war with paper "war bonds".
The capitol at Little Rock, Arkansas fell to Union troops on 10 September 1863. Flanagin seized as many government documents as he could and fled to Washington, Arkansas where he set up a temporary capitol.
Flanagin left office on 18 April 1864, and returned to his law practice in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Flanagin is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia.
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Several global companies are headquartered in the northwest corner of Arkansas, including Wal-Mart (the world's largest public corporation by revenue in 2007), J.B. Hunt and Tyson Foods. This area of the state has experienced an economic boom since the 1970s as a result.
In recent years, automobile parts manufacturers have opened factories in eastern Arkansas to support auto plants in other states. Additionally, the city of Conway is the site of a school bus factory.
Tourism is also very important to the Arkansas economy; the official state nickname "The Natural State" was originally created (as "Arkansas Is A Natural") for state tourism advertising in the 1970s, and is still regularly used to this day.
Flanagin moved to Arkansas and entered politics. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1842 to 1844.
During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Army as a Captain and rose to the rank of Colonel before the conflict was over. He served with the 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment.
