Site of the State Capitol of Arkansas - Hot Springs, AR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 34° 30.917 W 093° 03.201
15S E 495103 N 3819294
A small plaque on a "little rock" indicates that Hot Springs was the temporary site of the State Capitol of Arkansas, July 2-14, 1862, when the Union advanced on Little Rock.
Waymark Code: WMKRQT
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member arkansas stickerdude
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Site of The State Capitol of Arkansas
July 2-14-1862

When Federal troops advanced on Little Rock, Governor Henry Massie Rector moved his staff and the state records here.

Erected by the Garland County Association of the Arkansas State Pioneers
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