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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. ==18th-19th centuries== * 1722 – French explorer Jean-Baptiste Benard 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 temporary seasonal home near the little rock.〔 * 1814 Colonel Edmund Hogan, builds 1st home and ferry at the little rock where the road from Missouri crossed the Arkansas River 〔1821 Nuttall's Journal of Travels into the Arkansa Territory October 2, 1818 - February 18, 1820 Travels in America Thomas Nuttall〕〔https://books.google.com/books?id=iVodXBusa8IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22thomas+nuttall%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAWoVChMIk5mTm6efxwIVhDaICh0W3AA7#v=snippet&q=hogan&f=false〕〔http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4265〕〔Journal of Travels into the Arkansas Territory in the Year 1819, by Thomas Nuttall〕 * 1815 Colonel Edmund Hogan is signer of Grand Jury of the county of Arkansas, Territory of Missouri, requesting a company of regular troops be stationed in said county, April, 1816 〔Territorial Papers, Vol. XV, 1815-1821, page 88〕 * 1816-1818 Colonel Edmund Hogan represented Arkansas County in the 3rd Territorial General Assembly of Missouri in 1816 and 1818 * 1818 Colonel Edmund Hogan appointed first justice of Peace of Pulaski county 〔The Arkansas Gazette, issues of May 6, 1820 & July 29, 1820〕 * 1820 * Jan 1820 Colonel Edmund Hogan sold his ferry and settlement on the Arkansas River at Little Rock to William Russell (The ferry was later owned by first territorial secretary Robert Crittenden) 〔Shinn's Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas, page 250; Arkansas Gazette, issues of March 24, 1821 and Oct 20, 1821〕〔http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4265〕 * * Little Rock is surveyed.〔 * * 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 * March 21, 1821 Colonel. Edmund Hogan appointed as Brigadier General of the Arkansas Militia, by U.S. President Monroe. 〔Shinn's Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas, page 250; Arkansas Gazette, issues of March 24, 1821 and Oct 20, 1821〕 * * Matthew Cunningham arrives in Little Rock. He is the first physician in the city and will become the first mayor. * * Little Rock becomes the capital of the Arkansas Territory formed in 1819; and seat of Pulaski County. * * ''Arkansas Gazette'' in publication. * * Little Rock briefly renamed "Arkopolis." * 1825 - Little Rock Tavern in business (approximate date). * 1830 - ''Advocate'' (Whig) newspaper begins publication. * 1831 – Little Rock is incorporated as a city. * * Dr. Matthew Cunningham is elected the first mayor of Little Rock. His descendants still reside in the city as of 2014. * 1833 – The Territorial Capitol (now the Old State House) is built. Completed in 1842, it serves as the State Capitol until 1911. * 1836 * * Jesse Brown becomes mayor. * * Arkansas becomes the 25th State, and Little Rock became the official capital city. * * Pulaski County Lyceum active (approximate date).〔 * 1837 - Antiquarian and Natural History Society and Bar Association founded. * 1838 - Steam ferry begins operating.〔 * 1839 - Little Rock Theatre opens. * 1840 * * ''The Tornado'' newspaper begins publication.〔 * * Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal built. * 1843 * * Mount Holly Cemetery established. * * William Woodruff's Circulating Library in business.〔 * 1845 - Catholic church built.〔 * 1850 - Population: 2,167.〔 * 1858 - Mechanics' Institute established. * 1859 - St. Johns military college opens. * 1860 - Population: 3,727.〔 * 1861 – Arkansas joins the Confederacy. * 1863 * * Union forces occupy Little Rock. * * ''Daily Pantograph'' newspaper begins publication. * 1864 – 17-year-old David Owen Dodd is hanged on January 6 for being a Confederate spy. * 1866 - Little Rock Police Department formed. * 1867 - Mercantile Library founded. * 1868 * * Arkansas constitutional convention held. * * Little Rock National Cemetery established. * 1870 - Population: 12,000 (approximate).〔 * 1873 - Baring Cross Bridge constructed.〔 * 1874 * * The Brooks-Baxter War takes place in Little Rock. * * Union Station built. * 1876 * * Horsecar trams begins operating. * * Anthony House (hotel) burns down. * 1877 - Walden Seminary founded. * 1879 - Telephone begins operating per Western Union Telegraph Company. * 1880 - General Douglas MacArthur born on January 26 in The Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal. The building is now the home of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, and the surrounding area is called MacArthur Park. * 1881 - Little Rock United States Post Office and Courthouse built. * 1882 - Cathedral of St. Andrew built.〔 * 1883 * * Mosaic Templars founded. * * Little Rock Electric Light Company begins operating. * 1884 * * Waterworks system〔 and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral built. * * Minister's Institute founded. * 1885 - Walnut Grove Methodist Church built. * 1887 - Little Rock Electric Street Railway Company chartered.〔 * 1888 - Electric street lighting installed.〔 * 1890 * * Argenta becomes part of city (until 1917).〔 * * Population: 25,874.〔 * 1891 - Electric streetcars begin operating. * 1892 - Fire Department established.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeline of Little Rock, Arkansas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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