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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/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/HM26Z8_the-little-rock-campaign-riverfront-park_Little-Rock-AR.html
Early in August of 1863 the Union Army began a march from Helena to Little Rock. Confederate troops, commanded by Major General Sterling Price, waited to defend the city primarily from the ridge north of the Arkansas River. But Federal forces out-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SH_casimir-pulaski_Little-Rock-AR.html
This heroic memorial bust of Count Casimir Pulaski was originally placed in the lobby of the Third and Spring street office of Pulaski Federal Savings and Loan Association, predecessor of Savers Federal Savings and Loan Association, in April, 1961…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XUM_first-site-arkansas-college-of-medicine-historical_Little-Rock-AR.html
First Site
Arkansas College of
Medicine
Medical Department
Arkansas Industrial University
113 West Second Street
1879-1890
Currently located at 4301 West Markham Street
This plaque sponsored by the History of Medicine Associates 1987
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XUK_augustus-hill-garland-historical_Little-Rock-AR.html
At about this site stood the law office
of
Augustus Hill Garland
Member of House and Senate of the
Confederate Congress
He prepared and won the case of ex parte Garland in
the U.S. Supreme Court, thus effecting the readmission
of southern…