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Little Rock (Quapaw: I’i-zhinka, lit. 'Little rock'[3]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city's population was 202,591 as of the 2020 census. [4] The six-county Little Rock metropolitan area is the 81st-most populous in the United States with 748,031 residents according to the 2020 census.
1831 – Little Rock is incorporated as a city. Dr. Matthew Cunningham is elected the first mayor of Little Rock. His descendants reside in the city as of 2022. 1833 – Arkansas State House (now Old State House Museum) is built. Completed in 1842, it serves as the State capitol until 1911. [14] 1836.
There are 363 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Pulaski County, including 5 National Historic Landmarks, and 22 properties that were once listed but have been removed. The city of Little Rock includes 274 of these properties and districts, of which four are National Historic Landmarks, and 20 of the delisted properties.
The Civil War Quadrennium: A Narrative History of Day-to-Day Life in Little Rock, Arkansas During the American War Between Northern and Southern States 1861–1865 (2nd ed.). Little Rock, Ark.: Civil War Round Table of Arkansas. pp. 1–14. LCCN 85-72643 – via Horton Brothers Printing Company.
The nine students greeting New York mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. in 1958. The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by ...
July 28, 1970 [1] Designated CP. July 25, 1977. The Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal, also known as the Main Building of the U.S. Arsenal at Little Rock, [2] or Headquarters Building of the Little Rock Barracks, is the home of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. It is also a part of the MacArthur Park Historic District ...
Little Rock campaign. The Little Rock Campaign (August 1 – September 14, 1863), officially known as Advance of the Union forces upon Little Rock, Arkansas, was a campaign conducted by the Union Army in Arkansas during the American Civil War. The strategic offensive was designed to capture Little Rock. Union forces led by Major General ...
Arkansas was a member of the Confederacy during the war, and provided troops, supplies, and military and political leaders. Arkansas became the 25th state of the United States on June 15, 1836, entering as a slave state. Antebellum Arkansas was still a wilderness in most areas, rural and sparsely populated.