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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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