City of Little Rock - Revision history

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‎Little Rock as State Capitol

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‎Demographics

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‎Other Offices

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‎Commissions, Bureaus, Task Forces

Phil at 02:18, 29 April 2010

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 ====Little Rock as State Capitol====
- The [[Arkansas legislature]] incorporated incorporated Little Rock as a town on November 7, 1831, and as a city on November 2, 1835. It became the state capitol in 1836. The first steam ferry across the Arkansas River began operations on June 27, 1839, and the first hotel - [[Anthony House]] - opened in 1841. By 1850 the city, expanding rapidly during the cotton boom, held about 2,000 denizens. The population grew to 3,727 in 1860. By 1870 the number of residents had tripled to 12,380.
+The [[Arkansas legislature]] incorporated incorporated Little Rock as a town on November 7, 1831, and as a city on November 2, 1835. It became the state capitol in 1836. The first steam ferry across the Arkansas River began operations on June 27, 1839, and the first hotel - [[Anthony House]] - opened in 1841. By 1850 the city, expanding rapidly during the cotton boom, held about 2,000 denizens. The population grew to 3,727 in 1860. By 1870 the number of residents had tripled to 12,380.
 ====Civil War Little Rock====

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 ====Human prehistory====
 ====European discovery and exploration====
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 ====A Crossroads Settlement====
-In 1818 the [[Quapaw Indians]] ceded their lands west of the present Rock Street to the United States in preparation for a move of the seat of government to Little Rock from Arkansas Post near the mouth of the Arkansas River. The city gained a post office on April 10, 1820, with the appointment of postmaster [[Amos Wheeler]], and became the territorial capitol on October 24, 1820. Little Rock was surveyed in 1821, and briefly became known as "Arkopolis."
+On August 24, 1818, the Quapaw Indians ceded all their lands west of present Rock Street in [[Little Rock]] to the United States in preparation for a move of the seat of government to the city from Arkansas Post near the mouth of the Arkansas River. The loss of land amounted to 16 million acres in southern and western Arkansas, including almost all land held between the Arkansas and Red rivers. That same year [[Pulaski County]] became part of the Missouri Territory. The city gained a post office on April 10, 1820, with the appointment of postmaster [[Amos Wheeler]], and became the territorial capitol on October 24, 1820. Little Rock was surveyed in 1821, and briefly became known as "Arkopolis." The first Little Rock school opened under [[Jesse Brown]] in 1823.
-The first Little Rock school opened under [[Jesse Brown]] in 1823. The [[Arkansas legislature]] incorporated incorporated Little Rock as a town on November 7, 1831, and as a city on November 2, 1835. It became the state capitol in 1836. The first steam ferry across the Arkansas River began operations on June 27, 1839, and the first hotel - [[Anthony House]] - opened in 1841. By 1850 the city, expanding rapidly during the cotton boom, held about 2,000 denizens. The population grew to 3,727 in 1860. By 1870 the number of residents had tripled to 12,380.
+====Little Rock as State Capitol====
-====Antebellum Little Rock====
+ The [[Arkansas legislature]] incorporated incorporated Little Rock as a town on November 7, 1831, and as a city on November 2, 1835. It became the state capitol in 1836. The first steam ferry across the Arkansas River began operations on June 27, 1839, and the first hotel - [[Anthony House]] - opened in 1841. By 1850 the city, expanding rapidly during the cotton boom, held about 2,000 denizens. The population grew to 3,727 in 1860. By 1870 the number of residents had tripled to 12,380.
-====Little Rock at War====
+====Civil War Little Rock====
 [[Image:White-oak-bayou.JPG|thumb|300px|Little Rock on c. 1864 Map of Arkansas & Louisiana by Helmuth Holtz.]]
 During the [[American Civil War]] the city observed much military activity. On February 8, 1861, the Federal [[Little Rock Arsenal]] was attacked by Confederate forces and its store of ammunition, cannon, and other weapons seized. Under the leadership of Major General [[Samuel R. Curtis]] 22,000 Union soldiers feigned an attack on Little Rock in May 1862, causing the state to establish a government in exile in Jackson, Mississippi.
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 ====The Second World War====
-====The Crisis of 1957===
+====The Crisis of 1957====
 Little Rock had long been controlled by the mayor-alderman form of government. On November 11, 1957, voters turned control over to a city manager. Local historian James Bell has suggested that the change was made in part because of the turmoil roiling the city during the [[Little Rock Crisis]]: "Possibly because of state intervention in the Little Rock school crisis, which in turn caused Federal intervention, the city's voters favored a stronger municipal government."
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 ==References==
 *Jay Harrod and Kerry Kraus, "Capital Improvements: A Look at Little Rock's Past and Future Downtown Revitalization Efforts," Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism, April 9, 2002, unpublished.
 *Letha Mills and H. K. Stewart, ''Greater Little Rock: A Contemporary Portrait'' (Chatsworth, CA: Windsor Publications, 1990).
 *Milton D. Rafferty and John C. Catau, ''The Ouachita Mountains: A Guide for Fishermen, Hunters, and Travelers'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991), 10.
 *George B. Rose, "Little Rock: The City of Roses," in ''Historic Towns of the Southern States,'' ed. Lyman Pierson Powell (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904), 537-556.
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.littlerock.org/ Homepage of the City of Little Rock]
 [[Category:Cities]]

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 ====Demographics====
-Little Rock is the capitol city of the state of Arkansas. The city encompasses 122 square miles of incorporated land. In 2003 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated population of the city was 184,053, with 55.1% Caucasian, 40.4% African American, and 2.7% Hispanic. More than half a million people live in the Greater Little Rock Metropolitan area.
+Little Rock is the capitol city of the [[State of Arkansas]]. The city encompasses 122 square miles of incorporated land. In 2003 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated population of the city was 184,053, with 55.1% Caucasian, 40.4% African American, and 2.7% Hispanic. More than half a million people live in the Greater Little Rock Metropolitan area.
 ''Population:''

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 *[[Little Rock Mayor's Office]]
-*[[Little Rock Vice Mayor's Office]]
+*[[Little Rock Vice Mayor|Little Rock Vice Mayor's Office]]
 *[[Little Rock City Manager's Office]]
 *[[Little Rock Board of Directors]]

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 *[[Oakland Fraternal Cemetery Board]]
 *[[Parks and Recreation Commission]]
-*[[Little Rock Port Authority]]
+*[[Little Rock Port Authority|Port Authority]]
 *[[Project Progress Committee]]
 *[[Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission]]

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 City government is divided into a number of city departments, citizen services offices, commissions, bureaus, and task forces. Little Rock is led by the [[Little Rock Mayor's Office|Mayor's Office]], the [[Little Rock City Manager's Office|City Manager's Office]], and the [[Little Rock Board of Directors|Board of Directors]]. Services provided by the City of Little Rock are funded by a series of bonds, and accomplished by approximately 2,500 employees. The city has an extensive municipal code. [[Little Rock City Hall|City Hall]] is located at 500 West Markham Street.
-=Geology and Climate=
+==Geology and Climate==
 Little Rock is located on the western edge of the alluvial plains of the Arkansas Delta where the [[Ouachita Mountains]] end. The city sits on an elevated bluff on the southern side of the [[Arkansas River]], which generally protected it from flooding in its early history. The city sits at an elevation of about 257 feet above sea level.
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 The average maximum temperature in January is 51 degrees. The average minimum in January is 31. In April the average maximum is 74 degrees. The average minimum temperature is 51. In July the average maximum temperature is 93 degrees. The average minimum temperature is 71. In October the average maximum temperature is 76 degrees. The average minimum temperature is 50. Average snowfall varies from a trace in March, April, and November, to one inch in December, three inches in January, and two inches in February. Precipitation averages range from three inches in the summer months to five inches in winter and spring. The average date of the first freeze is November 15th. The average date of the last freeze in the spring is March 16th.
-=City government=
+==City government==
 ====Departments====
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 *[[Little Rock City Clerk's Office]]
-=Demographics, Economics, Transportation=
+==Demographics, Economics, Transportation==
 ====Demographics====
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 Passenger travel is also facilitated by the [[Little Rock National Airport]].
-=History of Little Rock=
+==History of Little Rock==
 ====Human prehistory====

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 ====Early History====
-The site of the present city of Little Rock was first visited by European explorers in 1722, when Frenchman [[Jean-Baptise Bénard de la Harpe]] made note of [[La Petite Roche]] ("the little rock"). The first squatter on Little Rock land may have been [[William Lewis]], who built a shelter at the present location of the [[Old State House]] in 1812. Six years later the [[Quapaw Indians]] ceded their lands west of the present Rock Street to the United States in preparation for a move of the seat of government to Little Rock from Arkansas Post near the mouth of the Arkansas River. The city gained a post office on April 10, 1820, with the appointment of postmaster [[Amos Wheeler]], and became the territorial capitol on October 24, 1820. Little Rock was surveyed in 1821, was briefly known as "Arkopolis," and became an incorporated town in 1831. It received its city charter in 1836.
+The site of the present city of Little Rock was first visited by European explorers in 1722, when Frenchman [[Jean-Baptise Bénard de la Harpe]] made note of [[La Petite Roche]] ("the little rock"). The first squatter on Little Rock land may have been [[William Lewis]], who built a shelter at the present location of the [[Old State House]] in 1812. Six years later the [[Quapaw Indians]] ceded their lands west of the present Rock Street to the United States in preparation for a move of the seat of government to Little Rock from Arkansas Post near the mouth of the Arkansas River. The city gained a post office on April 10, 1820, with the appointment of postmaster [[Amos Wheeler]], and became the territorial capitol on October 24, 1820. Little Rock was surveyed in 1821, and briefly became known as "Arkopolis."
-The first Little Rock school opened under [[Jesse Brown]] in 1823. The [[Arkansas legislature]] incorporated incorporated Little Rock as a town on November 7, 1831, and as a city on November 2, 1835. It became the state capitol in 1836. The first hotel, the [[Anthony House]], opened in 1841. By 1850 the city, expanding rapidly during the cotton boom, held about 2,000 denizens. The population grew to 3,727 in 1860. By 1870 the number of residents had tripled to 12,380.
+The first Little Rock school opened under [[Jesse Brown]] in 1823. The [[Arkansas legislature]] incorporated incorporated Little Rock as a town on November 7, 1831, and as a city on November 2, 1835. It became the state capitol in 1836. The first steam ferry across the Arkansas River began operations on June 27, 1839, and the first hotel - [[Anthony House]] - opened in 1841. By 1850 the city, expanding rapidly during the cotton boom, held about 2,000 denizens. The population grew to 3,727 in 1860. By 1870 the number of residents had tripled to 12,380.
 ====Little Rock at War====