Historical Markers and War Memorials in North Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the county seat for Pulaski County
North Little Rock is in Pulaski County
Pulaski County(191) ► ADJACENT TO PULASKI COUNTY Faulkner County(13) ► Grant County(13) ► Jefferson County(14) ► Lonoke County(22) ► Perry County(3) ► Saline County(23) ►
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The elegant steamboat Lizzie Simmons was built in 1859 and ran between Memphis and New Orleans until the Confederate Navy bought her in 1861 and converted her into a gunboat, the C.S.S. Pontchartrain. The vessel fought on the . . . — — Map (db m116257) HM
Fearing a Union attack on Little Rock, Confederate Gen. Sterling Price ordered his men to fortify the high ground on the north side of the Arkansas River in the summer of 1863. A strong network of earthen works soon developed, including some in what . . . — — Map (db m116251) HM
African Americans began settling in the Dark Hollow neighborhood of the Iron Mountain Addition in the early 1900s, near the railroad and jobs. Named for an ancient swamp, Dark Hollow developed further after the Arkansas Legislature authorized an . . . — — Map (db m224244) HM
Four major bridges connect the various elements of the Arkansas River
Trail, allowing visitors to easily cross the river and explore different areas.
Big Dam Bridge
Dedicated on September 20, 2006, the Big Dam
Bridge is the longest . . . — — Map (db m208848) HM
Arkansas's sole Civil War rail line, the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, ran from DeValls Bluff to what is now North Little Rock. After U.S. troops occupied the capital in 1863, the Union army built warehouses, shops, and other railroad facilities . . . — — Map (db m116260) HM
•The Arkansas River begins in Colorado, meanders
through Kansas and Oklahoma, and travels 1,450 miles
to the Mississippi River
•Earliest navigation on the Arkansas involved floating
downstream by raft
•Steamboats first arrived in Little . . . — — Map (db m208845) HM
The Arkansas River was one of the main routes
used to move Indians from the southeastern
United States to the Indian Territory (modern-day
Oklahoma) during the forced removals of the late
1830s. Hundreds of men, women and children
would have . . . — — Map (db m208846) HM
Lynching in America
Following the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for Black people and an
ideology of white supremacy led to racial terrorism not only in the South, but across the United States. Lynching emerged as the most . . . — — Map (db m243303) HM
As Union forces advanced to capture Little Rock during the Civil War, the
last duel in Arkansas was fought near this spot in an open grove of heavy
timber between Confederate Generals John Sappington Marmaduke and
Lucius Marshall Walker at . . . — — Map (db m116382) HM
This plaque is dedicated in memorial to these ladies and gentlemen who, over 50 years ago, kept this community together through their concern, time, and hard work. We congratulate each of them for their effort in spite of trying circumstances.
. . . — — Map (db m224246) HM
The idea for the Arkansas River Trail began as early as 1913, with a City of Little Rock plan calling for a series of parks on the banks of the Arkansas River. The trail has been built in pieces, year after year, decade upon decade by committed . . . — — Map (db m208847) HM
Dedicated August 6, 1933, as Pugh's Memorial Park, the Old Mill is a replica of an abandoned water-powered grist mill that would have been used by Arkansas pioneers in the 1800s. Although the Old Mill never actually operated as a mill, the iron . . . — — Map (db m53181) HM
Launched August 15, 1942 at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Naval Shipyard.
Snook fought well during her first eight war patrols before her loss on her ninth.
Her Score:
17 Ships Confirmed Sunk
7 Ships Damaged
2 Small Ships Sunk . . . — — Map (db m179396) HM WM
