Petite Roche News Today

What is there to do in Little Rock Arkansas? I will give you the lowdown on all the cool things to do in Little Rock after spending a week touring the city.

Calvin Sneed visits the historic Junction Bridge in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The evolution of downtown and Argenta from riverside wilderness to thriving centers of commerce and culture.

I usually go for a long run on weekend mornings. Ive found that running provides important connections to health and to place--it allows the opportunity to do something good for myself while also allowing me to see and feel the essence of an area.

Little Rock is a big city situated in Pulaski County in the central portion of the US State of Arkansas. Little Rock also serves as the state capital .

In 1722, when French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bernard de La Harpe and his crew were exploring by way of the Arkansas River, they came upon what they called “La Petite Roche”

On Feb. 4, 1884, a construction engineer named L.D. McGlashan anchored a barge in the Arkansas River near the rock for which Little Rock was named. Construction was beginning for a railroad crossing known as the Junction Bridge. The bridge, which required removal of part of the rock, was completed in December 1884.

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300 years ago an explorer discovered a small rock outcropping in the Arkansas River. He called it "La Petite Roche," or "The Little Rock," and the name has stuck.

Officials gathered by the Arkansas River on Saturday morning to mark 300 years of history and progress since a French explorer traveled up the waterway in 1722.