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A landmark for early European travellers was a stone outcropping on the banks of the Arkansas River. It was named La Petite Roche, in 1722, by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bernard de la Harpe. English-speakers accepted the name, in English translation as Little Rock.
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∙ 7y agoIt comes from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River, early river traffic used it as a landmark, also called in French, during earlier times, La Petite Roche
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The nick name of Arkansas is The Natural State
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Kenneth Johnson
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Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It's located near the geographic center of Arkansas, Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called la Petite Roche
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Where did Arkansas get its name from?
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