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The Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM) is a state history museum in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The museum was created as part of the Arkansas Territorial Capitol Restoration Commission, by Act 388 of the 1939 Arkansas General Assembly. The act named Louise Loughborough as chairwoman of the commission. [1]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
The Museum of Black Arkansans and Performing Arts Center is a museum and performing arts venue at 1224 South Louisiana Street in Little Rock, Arkansas.It is located on the former campus of the First Baptist Church of Little Rock, an historic property listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History: Little Rock Pulaski Little Rock Central Area Military Military history of Arkansas from its territorial period to the present Mammoth Spring State Park: Mammoth Spring: Fulton: The Ozarks Railroad Features early 20th-century period train station, caboose and local history displays
The museum has housed an Arkansas Black Hall of Fame exhibit on the second floor since September 2008. [38] Two former slaves, John E. Bush and Chester W. Keatts, founded the Mosaic Templars of America in 1882. The fraternal organization was established in Little Rock to provide services to African Americans.
The Jockey Club is the breed registry for Thoroughbred horses in the United States and Canada. It is dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing and fulfills that mandate by serving many segments of the industry through its subsidiary companies and by supporting numerous industry initiatives.
ZIP codes: 72701–72704. Area code: 479: FIPS code: ... Missouri, to Little Rock. [13] Civil War and Reconstruction ... Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture ...
For his efforts, Curlin won the Eclipse Award in both 2007 and 2008 for American Horse of the Year, the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. Curlin was later admitted to thoroughbred racing's National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. The inaugural Arkansas Derby in 1936 offered a total purse of $5,000.