Region: Piney Woods
Texarkana is commercially and culturally one city, but two separate
municipalities—one in Texas, one in Arkansas. The photo island on State Line
Avenue in front of the post office is a popular spot—tourists can stand with one
foot in Texas and the other in Arkansas. The nation's only bi-state Justice
Center, at State Line Avenue and Broad Street, houses courts and jail for two
states, counties and cities. It also was built on the Arkansas-Texas line.
The city is home of Texarkana College and Texas A&M
University–Texarkana.
A Scott Joplin mural, at Third and Main streets downtown, colorfully depicts
the life and accomplishments of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical pioneer from
Texarkana. In the first two decades of 20th century, Joplin was America's "King
of Ragtime." His works have been rediscovered. Best known as composer of "Maple
Leaf Rag," his music was used as the theme in the movie, The Sting.
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