What is the history of Little Rock, Arkansas?

1722 - French explorer, Bernard de la Harpe, lands near a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River which he reputedly names La Petite Roche (the little rock). La Harpe builds a trading post near the little rock. The Quapaw Indians reside nearby.

*1812 - William Lewis, a fur trapper, builds a home near the little rock. *1820 - Little Rock is surveyed. *1820 - Robert Crittenden, born 1797, and Chester Ashley, born 1791, enter into an agreement for a "Partnership in the Practice of Law" which lays the groundwork for the Rose Law Firm, the oldest law firm west of the Mississippi River.

*1821 - Little Rock becomes the capital of the Arkansas Territory formed in 1819. *1831 - Little Rock is incorporated as a city. *1833 - The Territorial Capitol (now the Old State House (Little Rock)Old State House) is built.

Completed in 1842, it serves as the State Capitol until 1911. *1836 - Arkansas becomes the 25th state, and Little Rock became the official capital city. *1861 - ... more.

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