Timeline of Little Rock, Arkansas

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, US.

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18th-19th centuries

Little Rock, Arkansas, 1887 1887 Perspective map of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas.jpg
Little Rock, Arkansas, 1887

20th century

1900s-1940s

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Little Rock in 1920

1950s-1990s

The Arkansas Governor's Mansion was opened in 1950. Outside the Gates of Governor's Mansion - Little Rock - Arkansas - USA.jpg
The Arkansas Governor's Mansion was opened in 1950.

21st century

Little Rock, Arkansas as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2011 Little Rock Arkansas.jpg
Little Rock, Arkansas as seen from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2011

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Bibliography

Published in the 19th century

Published in the 20th century

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  • Walter B. Hendrickson (1958). "Culture in Early Arkansas: The Antiquarian and Natural History Society of Little Rock". Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 17.
  • D. Allen Stokes (1964). "The First Theatrical Season in Arkansas: Little Rock, 1838–1839". Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 23.
  • Ira Don Richards. Story of a Rivertown: Little Rock in the Nineteenth Century. Benton, AR: 1969.
  • Little Rock Handbook. Little Rock: James W. Bell, 1980.
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Published in the 21st century

  • Thomas Aiello (2006). "The Fading of the Greys: Black Baseball and Historical Memory in Little Rock". Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 65.
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  • C. Fred Williams. Historic Little Rock: An Illustrated History. San Antonio, TX: Historical Pub. Network, 2008.