Date Original
1895-1903
Description
This collection contains one town council ledger for Baring Cross, Arkansas, dated 1896 to 1903, which includes town council meeting minutes and information on the founding of the town.
Biographical/Historical Note
Baring Cross was a small town in Pulaski County located west of Pike Avenue in what is now North Little Rock. The town took its name from the Baring Cross Bridge, which was the first steel bridge to cross the Arkansas River in 1873. The Baring Cross Bridge was named after the Baring and Company bankers of the United Kingdom, who financed the construction of the bridge in 1872-1873. The town consisted mostly of middle-class railroad workers because of its proximity to other railroad maintenance facilities and because of its growth out of the development of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company. Many of its citizens worked for the Iron Mountain Railroad Company. In 1896 forty-four residents successfully petitioned for municipal incorporation. Baring Cross elected its first mayor, Mord Roberts, on the same day. In 1903, Baring Cross (then part of Argenta) was annexed by North Little Rock.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Baring Cross, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.178.004
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Baring Cross [Pulaski County, Ark.] town council ledger, SMC.178.004
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Baring Cross [Pulaski County, Ark.] town council ledger, 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
