Date Original
1838 June 2
Description
This collection contains a photocopy of the articles of agreement between Major R.B. Lee of Little Rock Arsenal and Stephen Cotter and M.R. Gibson to deliver timber to the arsenal dated June 2, 1838.
Biographical/Historical Note
In 1836, the federal government requested the building of a military installation in Little Rock, Arkansas. Under Governor Sevier Conway and Major Robert B. Lee, a site was selected on the outskirts of the city for the Little Rock Arsenal. The site was a former racetrack used by a local jockey club. Timbers from Pine Bluff and stone from the Big Rock on the north side of the Arkansas River across from Little Rock were used for the building of the arsenal, as well as locally made bricks. In 1863, Federal troops entered Little Rock and occupied the arsenal for the duration of the Civil War. The installation at one time consisted of more than thirty buildings, but the Tower Building is the only building that was not sold or destroyed. The grounds of the arsenal were converted to a public park, first called City Park and renamed McArthur Park in 1942. The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History opened in the Tower Building in May of 2001.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.090.024
Resource Type
Text
Collection
R.B. Lee articles of agreement [photocopy], SMC.090.024
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
R.B. Lee articles of agreement [photocopy], Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
