Site of
The State Capitol of Arkansas
July 2-14-1862
When Federal troops
advanced on Little Rock,
Governor Henry Massie Rector
moved his staff and records here.
Erected by the Garland County Association
of the
Arkansas . . . — — Map (db m122573) HM
More than 300 persons met in the Grand Opera House, 200 Central Avenue, and formed
The General Council of the Assemblies of God. From this beginning the Assemblies of God
has grown to more than 66 million adherents in 252 countries, territories . . . — — Map (db m102765) HM
The “Arkansas Hummingbird” • Led National League as a Chicago Cub in 1932 with 22 wins, 4 shutouts and ERA of .237 • Only person to play in and umpire World Series and All Star games, 2 World Series and 3 All Star games • No hit Reds in 1941 • . . . — — Map (db m264766) HM
“Arkansas Treasure,” he was a pianist, composer, conductor and music teacher both choir and band. Though best known as a jazz musician that was inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame in 2006. — — Map (db m264398) HM
The Miss Arkansas Pageant has been held in Hot Springs since 1958 and is regarded as one of the top five state pageants. In 1964, Donna Axum became Arkansas’s first Miss America. Her homecoming to Hot Springs included a parade down Central Avenue . . . — — Map (db m264290) HM
On this site, on July 1st, 1973, The Hot Springs/Garland County Ambulance Service began operations as the FIRST Municipally Operated Ambulance Service in the State of Arkansas. From a converted ice cream 'drive in’, Director Steven Nawojczyk . . . — — Map (db m264085) HM
Dedicated to the memory of Lt. Paul James Riley United States Navy killed 4 June 1942 Battle of Midway awarded The Navy Cross and The Distinguished Flying Cross Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for . . . — — Map (db m264382) WM
You are standing where, on September 5 at about 2:15 in the afternoon, the fire of 1913 began. A hot iron ignited a curtain and the flames soon consumed the Pine Bluff House. Driven by high winds, the fire quickly spread to nearby wooden buildings. . . . — — Map (db m264288) HM
You are standing where the tradition of baseball spring training began. In 1886, baseball legends A. G. Spalding and Cap Anson brought the Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) to this field to train and play spring games. They were joined by . . . — — Map (db m262760) HM
The original tracks of the
Hot Springs Railway Company
covered almost two miles, and its
operations began in 1875 with two
cars. This was the oldest
continuously operating streetcar
system in Arkansas. By 1893
electrically operated . . . — — Map (db m211154) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
