It was swampy and stuff
The first capital of Arkansas was Arkansas Post, which served as the capital from 1819 to 1821 before being moved to Little Rock in 1821. Arkansas Post was a French trading post established in the late 17th century and played a significant role in the early history of the region.
Little Rock has been Arkansas's capital city since 1821 when it replaced Arkansas Post as the capital of the Territory of Arkansas.
Little Rock has been Arkansas's capital city since 1821 when it replaced Arkansas Post as the capital of the Territory of Arkansas.
Arkansas Post was the capital of the Arkansas Territory until 1821. The capital of the Arkansas Territory was moved to Little Rock from Arkansas Post in 1821. Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836. Little Rock was the first and only capital city in the State of Arkansas.
It has the biggest population. It has the most people there, than anywhere in Arkansas. There are more than 187,500 living in Little Rock.Actually, that has nothing at all to do with it...it was chosen in the early part of the 19th century, when it had relatively no population.
The Territory of Arkansas existed from March 2, 1819 until June 15, 1836 when the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas. The Territory capitals were Arkansas Post (1819-1821) and Little Rock (1821-1836). Little Rock became the capital of the State of Arkansas on June 15, 1836 when Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas.
The Territory of Arkansas existed from March 2, 1819 until June 15, 1836 when the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas. The Territory capitals were Arkansas Post (1819-1821) and Little Rock (1821-1836). Little Rock became the capital of Arkansas when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas.
Arkansas Post
Arkansas Post near Pine Bluff was the Territorial capital from 1819 until 1821.
The first capitol of the Arkansas Territory was Arkansas Post; later it moved to Little Rock. Other large settlements were at Fort Smith and Fayetteville, but there were many more: Batesville, Pottsville, Russellville, Hot Springs, and dozens of others.
The address of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Foundation is: Post Office Box 305, Little Rock, AR 72203-0305
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