Arkansas Traveler (honorary title)

A certificate is signed by the governor, secretary of state and the recipient's sponsor, and given to the honoree during a ceremony attended by the signers.

Looking for a place to stay overnight, he wandered by a small, log cabin where he was given lodging and hospitality.

Faulkner's story of the "Arkansas Traveler" rapidly became part of the state's folklore, leading to the creation of a famous painting by Edward Payson Washbourne which depicts the event.

The award was created in early 1941 with the first certificate granted May 20, 1941, to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

[9][10] While Governor of the state, Bill Clinton conferred the title upon numerous individuals.