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Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas River, flowing northwest to southeast, divides the state in two. Little Rock, the state’s capital and largest city sits on a bluff on the south bank of the river. Founded in 1812, the city got its name from the French “la petite roche," or " little rock," a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used as a landmark by early navigators. Called “Little Rock” to distinguish it from a huge cliff upstream called "Big Rock,” it became a convenient spot to land before venturing into the Ozark and Ouachita mountain ranges. Before the Civil War, the little rock outcropping was larger, but the railroad chipped out a few tons of it to build a bridge foundation. So, little rock is littler today. .....

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