GeoByte1:Little Rock is the only capital that has three capitol buildings standing. The present capitol is a replica of the capitol building in Washington, D.C.
GeoByte2:Little Rock attracted world attention in 1957 when Arkansas governor Orville Faubus tried to prevent federally mandated integration of the city's high school.
GeoByte3:Little Rock is named for its site, the smaller of two rock bluffs that flank the Arkansas River.
GeoByte4:Little Rock is Arkansas' chief trading and transportation center.
GeoByte5:During the Civil War, Confederate troops established a supply center in Little Rock.