Historic Arkansas

Little Rock embraces its significant role in United States history. The Trail of Tears passed through our city. Quatie, wife of Chief John Ross of the Cherokee Nation who led the last detachment of Cherokees, died on that wintry journey and was buried in a shallow grave in central Little Rock. In that same historic cemetery is the grave of David O. Dodd, the 17-year old hanged by the Union Army after being convicted of being a Confederate spy.

Our Arkansas history section includes information about our state's reluctant entrance into the Civil War, the USS Razorback that sits in the Arkansas River as a monument to World War II, the Old Mill that appeared in the opening scene of the movie Gone With the Wind, and much more. Just a short drive from Little Rock are the Toltec Mounds dating back over 1,000 years.

Little Rock is home to the Central High School Museum, depicting the 1957 Civil Rights crisis when Federal troops occupied our city under orders from President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Clinton Presidential Center is one of the most popular attractions in the city. Click here for our Historic Section.

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