River Market in Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Augustus Hill Garland

Photographed By Steve Masler, March 18, 2017

1. Augustus Hill Garland Marker

Inscription. 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 lawyers to that tribunal without
taking the "Iron-Clad Oath."

Leader in Constitutional Convention of 1874.
Governor of Arkansas
U.S. Senator
Attorney General of the United States

This marker placed
by
Camps of Greater Little Rock, Woodmen of the World

Erected by Camps of Greater Little Rock, Woodmen of the World.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 34° 44.846′ N, 92° 15.901′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It is in River Market. Marker is on President Clinton Avenue west of Sherman Street, on the left when traveling east. Located on the wall of The Museum of Discovery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock AR 72201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Porbeck & Bowman Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Concordia Hall and Jewish Life in Little Rock

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(about 400 feet away); Geyer & Adams Building (about 400 feet away); A Piece of the Rock, a Piece of History (about 700 feet away); One Old Rock (about 700 feet away); The Big Rock and the Little Rock (about 700 feet away); The "Little Rock" (about 800 feet away); Smaller Rock, Big Bridge (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.

Also see . . . Augustus Hill Garland (1832–1899). The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture website entry (Submitted on April 14, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 7, 2020

2. Augustus Hill Garland Marker

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3. Augustus Hill Garland

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 14, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. 2. submitted on May 25, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on April 14, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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