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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM270T_the-trail-of-tears-through-jacksonville_Jacksonville-AR.html
"The route which the Choctaws and Chickasaws will
travel, in emigrating to their new homes, is not yet, we
believe, fully determined on; but it is quite probable
that a large proportion of them will cross the Mississippi
at Helena, and Whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM270M_witness-to-removal_Little-Rock-AR.html
In 1818, the U.S. policy on Indian Removal
restricted the Quapaw to a reservation in Arkansas.
The western boundary, or Quapaw Line, began at
"the Little Rock." This was perhaps the first official
use of the name Little Rock. In 1824, a ne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2708_thunder-on-bayou-meto_North-Little-Rock-AR.html
As Reed's Bridge burned and Confederate artillery broke up
the charge of the First Iowa Cavalry Regiment, Union artillery
opened fire on Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke at his
position near Lt. Charlie Bell's "little teaser" prairie gun.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2707_the-memphis-to-little-rock-railroad_Jacksonville-AR.html
One of the largest public works projects
to take place in territorial Arkansas was
construction of the Memphis to Little Rock
Road, an ambitious effort to allow travelers
to cross the dense swamps and Grand
Prairie of east Arkansas to re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZZ_one-old-rock_Little-Rock-AR.html
La Petite Roche ("the Little Rock") refers to the
rock outcropping on the Arkansas River used as a
navigation point during the early exploration of what
would become the state of Arkansas. Sometimes called
the Point of Rocks, it is the fir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZY_a-piece-of-the-rock-a-piece-of-history_Little-Rock-AR.html
The Little Rock was not always as it is now. To support
the Junction Bridge and ensure an adequate channel for
river traffic, much of the Rock was removed in 1872 and
1884. No one knows how the Point of Rocks looked
before progress took it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZX_the-big-rock-and-the-little-rock_Little-Rock-AR.html
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe was the first
European explorer to record the existence of a large
rocky bluff on the north bank of the Arkansas River.
According to his journal, La Harpe named it le Rocher
Français ("the French Ro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZK_it-is-river-city_Little-Rock-AR.html
In the early days of Little Rock, the Arkansas River
was the lifeblood of the community. The Little Rock
extended out into the river, pulling the current around
it to form a natural landing basin for boats. The earliest
ferry across the Ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZJ_smaller-rock-big-bridge_Little-Rock-AR.html
Post-Civil War, railroads became vital to the Arkansas
economy. Point of Rocks was a natural support for
a railroad bridge on the river. In October 1872,
construction began at the Little Rock with several
tons of rock removed from the land…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZG_a-gallant-charge_Jacksonville-AR.html
As Gen. John Davidson saw flames erupting from the only bridge across Bayou Meto, he ordered Lt. Col. Daniel Anderson to take his First Iowa Cavalry Regiment and save the bridge, if possible. Anderson and his men thundered down the Memphis to Litt…