On Willow Beach Road west of Colonel Maynard Road (County Road 85), on the left when traveling west.
North of where you are standing, Union troops on September 10, 1863, constructed a wooden pontoon bridge across the Arkansas River allowing Union Brigadier General John W. Davidson's cavalry division to proceed to Little Rock. Major General . . . — — Map (db m116523) HM
On South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) 0.3 miles south of Carver Lane, on the right when traveling south.
As Gen. John Davidson saw flames erupting from the only bridge across Bayou Meto, he ordered Lt. Col. Daniel Anderson to take his First Iowa Cavalry Regiment and save the bridge, if possible. Anderson and his men thundered down the Memphis to . . . — — Map (db m116543) HM
On South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) south of Carver Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Missouri, a border state, never seceded from the Union but her people were nevertheless divided and tens of thousands of Missourians wore both blue and gray between 1861 and 1865. Missouri is credited with supplying 109,111 men to Union forces, of . . . — — Map (db m117264) HM
Near South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) north of Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Bayou Meto, "a steep-banked and miry stream," provided a natural barrier and defensive position for the Confederates on August 27, 1863. The primary means of crossing the bayou was Reed's Bridge on the Memphis to Little Rock Road. As the . . . — — Map (db m116538) HM
On South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) south of Nixon Drive, on the right when traveling south.
You are standing near where Battery K
Second Missouri Light Artillery under
Lieutenant T.S. Clarkson, Battery M,
Second Missouri Light Artillery under
Captain Gustave Stange and the Twenty-Fifth
Ohio Battery under Captain Julius L. . . . — — Map (db m197285) HM
The first action of the Battle of Reed's Bridge occurred east
of where you are standing when 125 Missouri Confederates
opened fire on Brigadier General John Wynn Davidson's
Union cavalry division at about 11 a.m. on August 27, 1863.
The . . . — — Map (db m116603) HM
Near South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) north of Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Well to the east of Reed's Bridge, a shallow ford offered the best crossing of Bayou Meto, and the best position from which Union attackers could roll up the Confederate lines and open the road to Little Rock.
As a squadron of the First Iowa . . . — — Map (db m211550) HM
Near South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) north of Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Looking northwest fifty yards to your left, the old military road crossed Bayou Meto over Reed's Bridge. Confederate troops fell back to this location from the August 25, 1863, Brownsville skirmish to establish a strong position to stop the Union . . . — — Map (db m116516) HM
On South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) at Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling south on South First Street.
As Reed's Bridge burned and Confederate artillery broke up
the charge of the First Iowa Cavalry Regiment, Union artillery
opened fire on Brigadier General John S. Marmaduke at his
position near Lt. Charlie Bell's "little teaser" prairie gun. . . . — — Map (db m116569) HM
On North Hospital Circle at West Main Street, on the left when traveling north on North Hospital Circle.
More than 100 different bomb parts were made in Jacksonville at the AOP during World War II (1941 - 1945). There were entrances to the 6,950 acre AOP. Shacks like this housed guards to monitor persons entering and leaving the AOP. This Guard Shack . . . — — Map (db m183214) HM
On August 27, 1863 the Federal army was advancing along the Military Road toward Little Rock when its Cavalry Division of 6,000 men under Gen. John W. Davidson attempted a crossing here and was met by a Confederate force of 4,000 under Gen. John S. . . . — — Map (db m116508) HM
On North First Street (State Highway 161) at Gregory Place, on the right when traveling north on North First Street.
In 1845 the Russell Beall family donated land for Bayou Meto Cemetery. Soon afterward a two story log building was erected in a grove of oaks. Known as Bayou Meto Chapel, the structure served as church, public school and meeting place for Jacinto . . . — — Map (db m116645) HM
On North First Street (State Highway 161) at Gregory Place, on the right when traveling north on North First Street.
The 4th Arkansas Infantry Battalion (C.S.) enlisted at Little Rock on Nov. 10, 1861. It included Capt. T.F. Murff’s Co. A, the ‘Bayou Metre Hornets,’ which had received a flag at an Oct. 18 barbecue at modern-day Jacksonville. The regiment fought at . . . — — Map (db m116350) HM
Near North 1st Street (State Road 161) at Gregory Place, on the right when traveling north.
(Continued from other side)
William Thomas Graham
John Robert Hall
Newton Fredrick Harpole
Martin Christian Herman
Alfred W. Johnson
John Thomas Lucas
George H. McCain
Ben McHenry
Lewellyn McHenry
M. J. McHenry
James S. Merritt . . . — — Map (db m205821) HM
On Division Street at South Second Street, on the right when traveling east on Division Street. Reported missing.
Following their defeat at the July 4, 1863, Battle of Helena, Confederate Gen. Sterling Price’s infantry division fell back to Des Arc and Searcy. Price assumed command of the Confederate army in Arkansas on July 23 and Gen. James Fagan took over . . . — — Map (db m116472) HM
On East Main Street at South Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Although earlier schools existed, this first permanent Jacksonville school site was donated town founder Nicholas W. Jackson in 1880 to the Jacksonville Academy Association By 1881, all eight grades were taught here in a one room log building. The . . . — — Map (db m183540) HM
On West Main Street at Jeff Davis Street, in the median on West Main Street.
The 32nd Governor of the State of Arkansas (Dem. 1941 - 34) was born near Jacksonville on October 15, 1890 in the community of Piedmont, spent his childhood here and attended Bayou Metro public School. Gov. Adkins was largely responsible for . . . — — Map (db m183524) HM
On West Main Street at Jones Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Coming of the railroad led to the naming of Jacksonville in 1870 for Nicholas W. "Nick" Jackson (1832 - 1916), a land owner and mule owner who donated the depot site to the Old Cairo & Fulton Railroad with the provision that the new station be named . . . — — Map (db m183518) HM
On South First Street (Arkansas Route 161) at Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling south on South First Street.
Following the Aug. 27, 1863, battle at Bayou Meto, Confederate Gen. John Marmaduke asked to be removed from under Gen. Lucius M. Walker’s command. The two generals were at odds over actions at Helena and Brownsville earlier in 1863. Marmaduke’s . . . — — Map (db m116265) HM
On Veterans Circle, 0.1 miles West Main Street, on the right.
Not all soldiers wear uniforms and carry rifles. Those civilian workers who went into the Titan II Missile complex near Searcy August 9, 1965, were dressed in work clothes, wore hard hats, carried hammers and paint brushes, but who's to say they . . . — — Map (db m184023) HM
On East Trickey Lane at Military Road, on the right when traveling east on East Trickey Lane.
Construction of this earliest road connecting Memphis with Little Rock began in 1826 under the supervision of Lt. Frederick L. Griffith, U.S. Army. It was completed in 1828 under Lt. Charles Thomas. Miles of swamps and numerous streams made the road . . . — — Map (db m116509) HM
Revolutionary War soldiers and brothers, Shared fought for North Carolina and Jacob fought for both North and South Carolina. In the winter of 1820-1821 they brought their families here from Williamson County, Tennessee and settled near this site. — — Map (db m116507) HM
Near South First Street (State Road 161) north of Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling north.
After the Confederate defeat at Helena, Arkansas, and the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863 U.S. leaders dedcided to capture Little Rock, placing another Confederate state capital under Union control.
Bridg. Gen. John Wayne . . . — — Map (db m204641) HM
One of the largest public works projects to take place in territorial Arkansas was construction of the Memphis to Little Rock Road, an ambitious effort to allow travelers to cross the dense swamps and Grand Prairie of east Arkansas to reach the . . . — — Map (db m116571) HM
"The route which the Choctaws and Chickasaws will
travel, in emigrating to their new homes, is not yet, we
believe, fully determined on; but it is quite probable
that a large proportion of them will cross the Mississippi
at Helena, and White . . . — — Map (db m116572) HM
"Long time we travel on way to new land.... Womens
cry.... Children cry and men cry...but they say nothing
and just put heads down and keep on go towards
West. Many days pass and people die very much."
-Recollection of a . . . — — Map (db m116602) HM
On South James Street just north of Louise, on the left when traveling south.
Tom Cory came to Jacksonville in 1968 and along with Paul Ramm and Brad Blakeway, formed Arkansas precast corporation.
His hard work and leadership helped enable their company to prosper and to employ over 100 people, precast concrete from . . . — — Map (db m183543) HM
Near East 3rd Street at Dean Kumpuris Street, on the left when traveling east.
Near this spot stood the substantial brick home of Alexander George (1812-1877), a wealthy German immigrant active in Little Rock's business, civic, social and political circles. Built during the 1858 to 1859 period, the George House with its . . . — — Map (db m121455) HM
Arkansas seceded from the Union on May 6, 1861. Over the next four years more than 60,000 Arkansans fought in the Confederate service while 15,000 others fought for the Union cause. More than 770 military actions occurred in Arkansas during . . . — — Map (db m117086) HM
Near Dean Kumpuris Street at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Constructed in 1899, the Choctaw Route Station served as a passenger depot for the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company, before becoming the property of the Rock Island Railroad in 1902.
The station served as a major passenger terminal on . . . — — Map (db m121451) HM
On President Clinton Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
1898-Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railrod (CO&G) entered the Little Rock market by leasing (and later buying) the Little Rock & Memphis Railroad.
1899-CO&G built the Choctaw Station and the railroad bridge over the Arkansas River at Little . . . — — Map (db m208851) HM
On Barber Street, 0.1 miles north of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Frank Moore, a WWI veteran buried at Little Rock National Cemetery in 1932, moved to Phillips County, Arkansas, after being honorably discharged in December of 1918 from service as a private in the 162nd Depot Brigade, There he worked on a farm and . . . — — Map (db m210364) HM
Near Barber Road, 0.1 miles north of East 26th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of all who served on the Island of Oahu Territory of Hawaii 7 Dec. 1941 during the attack by Japan. Placed by Pearl Harbor Survivors 7 Dec. 1993. — — Map (db m180276) WM
In the early days of Little Rock, the Arkansas River
was the lifeblood of the community. The Little Rock
extended out into the river, pulling the current around
it to form a natural landing basin for boats. The earliest
ferry across the . . . — — Map (db m116539) HM
Dedicated to the men and women of Arkansas who gave their lives in the Great Wars, 1917-1918 and 1941-1945.
Ben Laney, Governor
C.G. Hall, Sec. of State
Stadium Commission
Ed Keith, Chairman
Gordon H. Campbell, Sec.
Maurine . . . — — Map (db m208840) WM
La Petite Roche ("the Little Rock") refers to the
rock outcropping on the Arkansas River used as a
navigation point during the early exploration of what
would become the state of Arkansas. Sometimes called
the Point of Rocks, it is the first . . . — — Map (db m116556) HM
On Zoo Drive, 0.2 miles west of Fair Park Drive when traveling west.
HISTORY
Built in the 1920s and first exhibited at the 1924 Arkansas State Fair, it is
believed to be the last operating "over-the-jumps” carousel in the world, with
an original undulating wooden platform mounted on a 1960s-vintage
caterpillar . . . — — Map (db m212071) HM
On Dixon Road (State Highway 338), on the right when traveling west.
During the nineteenth century, waves of German-speaking immigrants settled in Pulaski County. Establishing themselves here as early as 1833, these families had a significant impact on the development of the area through their work as farmers, . . . — — Map (db m220389) HM
Ferries: Early ferry services were established as a ford on the
Southwest Trail at "the point of rocks" between 1812 and 1819.
Eventually, there were ferries in at least three locations serving
the city, one just above the Old State House, . . . — — Map (db m117432) HM
Post-Civil War, railroads became vital to the Arkansas
economy. Point of Rocks was a natural support for
a railroad bridge on the river. In October 1872,
construction began at the Little Rock with several
tons of rock removed from the . . . — — Map (db m116541) HM
On Cemetery Road, 0.3 miles east of Barber Street, in the median.
In memory of her soldiers who lost their lives in the service of the United States in the war for the preservation of the Union.
A.D. 1861—1865 — — Map (db m180357) WM
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe was the first
European explorer to record the existence of a large
rocky bluff on the north bank of the Arkansas River.
According to his journal, La Harpe named it le Rocher
Français ("the French Rock") on . . . — — Map (db m116558) HM
Brigadier General John Davidson's troops captured Little Rock on the evening of September 10, 1863 as Major General Frederick Steele's column approached across the river. You are standing where Union forces under Major General Steele crossed the . . . — — Map (db m211325) HM
Near Lindsey Road, 0.3 miles east of Interstate 440.
Looking northeast to your right about 300 yards downstream, you can see the area of the primary fighting of the Battle of Bayou Fourche. Fighting began about noon on Wednesday, September 10, 1863, after Union Brigadier General John Davidson's troops . . . — — Map (db m116532) HM
Early in August of 1863 the Union Army began a march from Helena to Little Rock. Confederate troops, commanded by Major General Sterling Price, waited to defend the city primarily from the ridge north of the Arkansas River. But Federal forces . . . — — Map (db m116536) HM
The first definite account of the site we call the "little rock" is from Benard de la Harpe, a French officer sent in 1722 to explore the Arkansas River. He identified "some rocky country" and a league further upriver to the right, a rock which he . . . — — Map (db m117089) HM
On Zoo Drive, 0.5 miles south of Fair Park Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
This bronze is one of four replicas of the famous Wild Boar of Florence located at the entrance of the Straw Market in that Historical Italian City. The original was carved in marble by the Greeks before the time of Christ. Later the Romans made a . . . — — Map (db m174255) HM
In 1818, the U.S. policy on Indian Removal
restricted the Quapaw to a reservation in Arkansas.
The western boundary, or Quapaw Line, began at
"the Little Rock." This was perhaps the first official
use of the name Little Rock. In 1824, a new . . . — — Map (db m116565) HM
The Little Rock was not always as it is now. To support
the Junction Bridge and ensure an adequate channel for
river traffic, much of the Rock was removed in 1872 and
1884. No one knows how the Point of Rocks looked
before progress took its . . . — — Map (db m116557) HM
On West 12th Street at Westpark Drive, on the right when traveling west on West 12th Street.
Bro. Samuel Proctor Massic Sr. was born in Xenia Ohio in 1889. He completed his undergraduate studies at Wilberforce University. Bro. S.P. Massie attended Howard University from 1914-1915 where he did his post graduate studies in the area of . . . — — Map (db m211264) HM
On West 12th Street at Westpark Drive, on the right when traveling west on West 12th Street.
Lynching in America
Racial terror lynching between 1877 and 1950 claimed the lives of
thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice
that can still be felt today. Following the Civil War and the premature
end of . . . — — Map (db m211279) HM
On West 15th Street east of Dr. M.L.K. Jr Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Dr. Thornton lived at 1420 West 15th Street for more than fifty years. Using his income as a teacher, he put himself through Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. He was known as one of the “deans of Black physicians” in Little Rock. He . . . — — Map (db m211469) HM
On Cemetery Road east of Barber Street, on the left when traveling east.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,00 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U. S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . — — Map (db m181345) HM
On Cemetery Road east of Barber Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Old Confederate Cemetery
Confederate forces occupied Little Rock, Arkansas, from 1861 until September 1863, when the Union Army captured it after a forty -day campaign. As they occupied the city , both armies reported soldiers dying almost . . . — — Map (db m180935) HM
On Cemetery Road east of Barber Street, on the right when traveling east.
National Cemetery
The Union Army buried their dead in the southeast corner of the new cemetery—now Oakland—Fraternal Cemetery. In 1868, the federal government purchased additional land adjacent to the original burials and the 12.1-acre . . . — — Map (db m180795) HM
Near Barber Street just north of East 25th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This facility is dedicated to the men and women who answered their country's call to service. Their inspiring contribution will help preserve in the hearts and live of all Americans the spirit of patriotism, the love of Country and the willingness . . . — — Map (db m180368) WM
On State Capitol north of West 4th Street / Capitol Mall, on the left when traveling north.
Facing law and social custom that defined them as second tier citizens, the Little Rock Nine, taking their cue from the ever expanding struggle for civil rights, opted to define themselves quite differently. With the help of stalwart parents, other . . . — — Map (db m128501) HM
Near West Markham Street at Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west.
— A Tribute to — Gen. Thos. J. Churchill — C.S.A. — Born March 10, 1824 Died May 14, 1905 Erected by Robert C. Newton Camp • S.C.V. 38th Annual Confederate Reunion May 8-11-1928 — — Map (db m157584) WM
Near West Markham Street at Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west.
— A Tribute to — Gen. Wm. Read Scurry — C.S.A. — Born – Gallatin – Tenn – 1816 Killed at Battle — Jenkins Ferry Oct. 30, 1864 Erected by Robert C. Newton Camp • S.C.V. 38th Annual Reunion May . . . — — Map (db m157496) HM WM
On 13th Street at South Arch Street, on the right when traveling west on 13th Street.
In May 1864, Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley were under strength.
The Union army threatened to cut off supplies to Lee's Army of No. Virginia. Cadets were sought from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) to bolster the Confederate . . . — — Map (db m170448) HM
Near West Markham Street at Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west.
Arkansas State Capitol Built in 1836 The Ordinance of Secession was adopted here, May 6, 1861. This tablet placed by Memorial Chapter No. 48, United Daughters of the Confederacy, June 15, 1936, the one-hundredth birthday of this . . . — — Map (db m157495) HM
On Capitol Mall at State Capitol, on the left when traveling east on Capitol Mall.
This granite boulder was placed here June 15, 1936 to commemorate the one hundredth year of Arkansas’ Statehood. The boulder weighs nearly twenty tons. It was brought from Granite Mountain, five miles south of this point and placed by the authority . . . — — Map (db m157178) HM
On South Gaines Street at West 8th Street on South Gaines Street.
Charles Harrison Mason, founder of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), was born in the mid-1860s on a farm in Shelby County, Tennessee. His parents, Jeremiah and Eliza Mason, later moved the family to Plumerville, Arkansas where Mason was . . . — — Map (db m206947) HM
On Louisiana Street at West Markham Street, on the right when traveling north on Louisiana Street.
Capital Hotel was opened on this site in 1877. General and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant visited Little Rock on April 15, 1880. They were guests of this hotel. — — Map (db m192231) HM
Near President Clinton Avenue north of La Harpe Boulevard.
This heroic memorial bust of Count Casimir Pulaski was originally placed in the lobby of the Third and Spring street office of Pulaski Federal Savings and Loan Association, predecessor of Savers Federal Savings and Loan Association, in April, 1961, . . . — — Map (db m116213) HM
Near West Markham Street at Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west.
In the War Between the States in 1861 Arkansas gave her adhesion to the Southern Confederacy; and 50,000 of her sons took part in the struggle on that side; while a smaller number espoused the northern cause. To-day there is no North — no . . . — — Map (db m157590) WM
On South Arch Street at West 18th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Arch Street.
Ed and Hilda Cornish built this Tudor Revival style house in 1919. Theo Saunders was the architect.
Ed Cornish (1871-1928), a prominent banker, was president of the German Trust Company, and later president of the American Bank of Commerce and . . . — — Map (db m211500) HM
Near West Markham Street at Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
David O. Dodd Arkansas Boy Martyr of the Confederacy Born Nov. 10, 1846 Executed Jan. 8, 1864 ”Aye, such was the love of the boy for his Southland, Such his endurance, his courage, his pride, That e'er he'd betray his own beloved band He . . . — — Map (db m157596) HM WM
On State Capitol north of West 4th Street / Capitol Mall, on the left when traveling north.
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of Arkansas by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury
As the inspirational symbol of the United States Savings Bonds Independence . . . — — Map (db m128491) HM
On South Gaines Street at West 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Gaines Street.
This property
First Missionary
Baptist Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m211329) HM
On Center Street at West 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.
This property
First United Methodist Church
Built in 1899
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1986 — — Map (db m211360) HM
On West 16th Street just east of South Gaines Street, on the right when traveling west.
After occupying Little Rock Sept. 10, 1863, Union officials made plans to fortify the capital city. Construction began Nov. 9 on "a square redoubt which will command the city and all principal approaches". The resulting earthwork was named Fort . . . — — Map (db m228006) HM
On Markham Street at Louisiana Street, on the right when traveling east on Markham Street.
On 10 July 1961 five Freedom Riders from the St. Louis branch the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) - Benjamin Elton Cox, Annie Lumpkin, Bliss Ann Malone, John Curtis Raines and Janet Reinitz-arrived at the Mid-West Trailways bus station at . . . — — Map (db m102140) HM
Max Aronson was born at 713 Center Street, (a house formerly located across the street), on March 21, 1880, to Esther and Harry Aronson, a Jewish dry goods salesman. The Aronson family relocated to Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the 1890's. Aronson’s first . . . — — Map (db m99370) HM
Near West Markham Street at Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west.
Erected by the J.M. Keller Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy Little Rock, Nov. 9, 1910. In Loving Remembrance of the Confederate Women of Arkansas. ”O dearly loved! Though ye have gone to other stars or spheres, we still have for you . . . — — Map (db m157555) WM
Near West Markham Street at Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west.
Co. I 113th Infantry American Expeditionary Force. Fourth on Gen. John J. Pershing's list of one hundred heroes of World War I. Cited for extraordinary heroism in action and awarded U.S. Distinguished Service Cross, French Croix De Guerre, Gilt Star . . . — — Map (db m157476) HM WM
On West Markham Street, on the left when traveling east.
On this site (120 to 122 West Markham) in January 1868, a new Little Rock City Halil opened
after construction started in 1867. It served as the seat of Little Rock government until April
1908, when the present city hall opened. After city offices . . . — — Map (db m208861) HM
On West 8th Street at Center, on the left when traveling west on West 8th Street.
Max Aronson was born at 713 Center Street, (a house formerly located across the street), on March 21, 1880, to Esther and Harry Aronson, a Jewish dry goods salesman. As a child, Max Aronson relocated to St. Louis, before moving to the . . . — — Map (db m120205) HM
Near West Markham Street at Ashley Street, on the right when traveling west.
This tablet is placed by the State of Arkansas in honor of her sons who served in the war with Mexico in 1846-7; and especially in memory of those who fell at Buena Vista and other conflicts of that war. • • • ”On Fame’s eternal camping . . . — — Map (db m157580) WM
On Wright Avenue at South Ringo Street, on the right when traveling west on Wright Avenue.
Named in honor of the outstanding “Poet Laureate” of the Negro race, was dedicated April 14, 1930 to replace Gibbs High School. Previously named The Negro School of Industrial Arts, Dunbar was a Junior-Senior high school offering general . . . — — Map (db m211485) HM
On Broadway Street (U.S. 70) north of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
The county government in Pulaski County
was organized May 24, 1819, at the house of
Samuel Mc Henry. The next year at the first
session of the General Assembly of Arkansas
Territory, the permanent seat of government
for Pulaski County was . . . — — Map (db m211313) HM
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