LITTLE ROCK’S HISTORY: ARKOPOLIS, ARKANSAS
LITTLE ROCK’S HISTORY: ARKOPOLIS, ARKANSAS
(a guest editorial by Mason Ellis)
Many people have inquired about the exhibit title, “Almost Arkopolis” and where the name came from. The story behind it is that we were almost called Arkopolis! Come to our Open House Friday nigth uring the 2nd Friday Art Walk at studio MAIN from 5- 9 to see the exhibit.
The story goes back to the early 1800’s when a trapper named William Lewis brought his family to the area which was known then as the “Point of Rocks” In 1812, set up a homestead and laid claim to the area. William was the first settler in the area of what we know today as Little Rock.
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