The Arsenal Crisis

The Arsenal Crisis (HM26SG)

Location: Little Rock, AR 72202 Pulaski County
Country: United States of America
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N 34° 44.293', W 92° 15.906'

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The Civil War could have begun at this U.S. Arsenal. As other states seceded, rumors that reinforcements were heading for the Arsenal led around 1,000 militia from south and east Arkansas to demand the surrender of the garrison. On Feb. 12, 1861, Capt. James Totten, with no orders from his superiors, abandoned the Arsenal "to avoid the cause of Civil War." Little Rocks ladies gave him a sword to show their appreciation of his action. Two months later, Ft. Sumter was attacked.
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HM NumberHM26SG
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByArkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, MacArthur Park Museum of Arkansas Military History, City of Little Rock, Preserve America, National Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Thursday, April 12th, 2018 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 567274 N 3844258
Decimal Degrees34.73821667, -92.26510000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 44.293', W 92° 15.906'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 44' 17.58" N, 92° 15' 54.36" W
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Area Code(s)501
Closest Postal AddressAt or near MacArthur Park, Little Rock AR 72202, US
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