C.S.S. Pontchartrain

C.S.S. Pontchartrain (HM26TD)

Location: North Little Rock, AR 72114 Pulaski County
Country: United States of America
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N 34° 45.164', W 92° 16.124'

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The elegant steamboat Lizzie Simmons was built in 1859 and ran between Memphis and New Orleans until the Confederate Navy bought her in 1861 and converted her into a gunboat, the C.S.S. Pontchartrain. The vessel fought on the Mississippi River until ordered to serve on Arkansass rivers. Her crew fought at St. Charles and Arkansas Post, but the Pontchartrain remained at Little Rock, a threat to Union sailors. She was burned near here when Little Rock fell in 1863, though one of her cannons now sits in the front yard of the Old State House.
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HM NumberHM26TD
Series This marker is part of the series
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Year Placed2012
Placed ByArkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, North Little Rock History Commission, Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council, Preserve America, National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, April 13th, 2018 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 566930 N 3845866
Decimal Degrees34.75273333, -92.26873333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 45.164', W 92° 16.124'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 45' 9.8400000000001" N, 92° 16' 7.4399999999999" W
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Area Code(s)501
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Arkansas River Trail, North Little Rock AR 72114, US
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