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 – Ark
