The largest cities of the United States

 

Little Rock – Arkansas

Part 1

 

Nicknames: “Capitol City” - “The City of Roses” - “River City” - “The Rock”

 

 

 

Staat Arkansas

 

 

 

Logo van Little Rock

 

 

Little Rock is de hoofdstad van de Amerikaanse Staat Arkansas.

 De stad werd in 1722 gesticht door de Fransen en kreeg de naam “La Petite Roche,” naar een rots die uit de rivier Mississippi verrees.

 

 

 

 

De skyline van Little Rock

 

 

 

 

Little Rock - Gerechtsgebouw

 

 

 De stad heeft 185.000 inwoners (inclusief de voorsteden ongeveer 580.000).

 De Amerikaanse President Bill Clinton werd geboren in het nabijgelegen Hope.

 Later werd hij Gouverneur van Arkansas en woonde in Little Rock.

 In Little Rock is ook het Clinton Presidential Center gevestigd.

 

 

 

 

Little Rock – “Clinton Library”

 

 

 

 

Demografie:

Van de bevolking is 11,6 procent ouder dan 65 jaar en bestaat voor 33,8 procent uit eenpersoonshuishoudens.

 De werkloosheid bedraagt 3,6 procent (cijfers volkstelling 2000).

 

 

 

 

 

Little Rock – Centrum

 

 

 

 

Little Rock – “State Capitol Building”

 

 

Ongeveer 2,7 procent van de bevolking van Little Rock bestaat uit hispanics en latino's,

 40,4 procent is van Afrikaanse oorsprong en 1,7 procent van Aziatische oorsprong.

 

Het aantal inwoners steeg van 177.086 in 1990 naar 184.564 in 2005.

 

 

 

 

Little Rock – “The Old State House Museum” (1)

 

 

 

 

Little Rock – “The Old State House Museum” (2)

 

 

Klimaat:

In januari is de gemiddelde temperatuur 3,9 °C, in juli is dat 27,7 °C.

 Jaarlijks valt er gemiddeld 1291,8 mm neerslag (gegevens op basis van de meetperiode 1961-1990).

 

 

 

 

Little Rock - Skyline

 

 

 

 

Dickinson Hall van de Universiteit van Arkansas – Little Rock

 

 

 

 

 

Little Rock Central High School

 

 

 

 

 

Little Rock River Rail Trolley

 

 

 

 

 

Little Rock River Side

 

 

 

Notable locations in Little Rock-Arkansas:

 

 Little Rock Country Club

 Little Rock Port Industrial Park

 Mabelvale Industrial Park

 Aldersgate Camp

 Benton Speed Bowl

 Pleasant Valley Country Club

 Riverdale Business Park

 Rock Creek Golf Course

 Twen Cen

 Western Hills Country Club

 Westridge Country Club

 Whispering Pine Golf Course

 Barton Coliseum

 Cypress Junction

 Hastings Industrial Park

 Little Rock Water Filtration Plant

 Arkansas State Capitol

 Little Rock City Hall

 Arkansas Arts Center

 Briarwood Nursing Center

 

 

 

Parks in Little Rock-Arkansas:

 

 Granite Heights Park

 Marshall Square Historic District

 McArthur Park Historic District

 Kanis Park

 Interstate Park

 River Mountain Park

 Meriwether Park

 Gulley Park

 Metrocentre Mall

 

 

Churches in Little Rock-Arkansas:

 

 Macedonia Spiritual Church

 Baseline Christian Church

 Baseline Missionary Baptist Church

 Macedonia Baptist Church

 Mabelvale United Methodist Church

 Mabelvale Church of Christ

 Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

 Lords Haven Church

 Living Truth Worship Center

 

 

Sports in Little Rock-Arkansas:

 

Club-League-Venue:

 

Arkansas Travelers, Texas League, Ray Winder Field

Arkansas Twisters, Af2, Alltel Arena

Arkansas RimRockers, ABA, Alltel Arena

Arkansas RimRockers, NBA Development League, Alltel Arena

Arkansas RiverBlades, East Coast Hockey League, Alltel Arena

Arkansas GlacierCats, Western Professional Hockey League, Barton Coliseum

Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans, NCAA-Sun Belt Conference, Jack Stephens Center

Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans, NCAA-Sun Belt Conference, Gary Hogan Field

Arkansas Rhinos, North American Football League, Mills High School

 

 

People from Little Rock, Arkansas:

 

A

Joey Lauren Adams (actress)

 

 

 

 

Joey Lauren Adams (1)

 

 

 

 

Joey Lauren Adams (2)

 

 

 

 

Joey Lauren Adams (3)

 

 

 

 

Joey Lauren Adams (4)

 

 

 

 

Joey Lauren Adams (5)

 

 

Glenn Abbot (baseball player)

 

 

 

 

Glenn Abbott

 

 

 

Margot Adler (author)

 

 

 

 

Margot Adler

 

 

Chris Akins (football player)

 

 

 

 

Chris Akins

 

 

Dale Alford (politician)

Frederick W. Allsopp (philanthropist)

Broncho Billy Anderson (actor)

 

 

 

 

Broncho Billy Anderson

 

 

Jamaal Anderson (football player)

 

 

 

 

Jamaal Anderson

 

 

Morris S. Arnold (judge)

 

 

 

 

Morris A. Arnold

 

 

Richard S. Arnold (judge)

 

 

 

 

Richard S. Arnold

 

 

B

Wayne H. Babbitt (politician)

Karle Wilson Baker (poet/author)

 

 

 

 

Karle Wilson Baker

 

 

Bonnie Lee Bakley (wife of Robert Blake)

 

 

 

 

Bonnie Lee Bakley (1)

 

 

 

 

Bonnie Lee Bakley (2)

 

 

Rebecca Balding (actress)

 

 

 

 

Rebecca Balding

 

 

Daisy Bates (civil rights activist)

 

 

 

 

Daisy Bates

 

 

Al Bell (record producer/songwriter)

 

 

 

 

Al Bell

 

 

Matt Besser (comedian)

 

 

 

 

Matt Besser

 

 

W. Jasper Blackburn (publisher)

Len E. Blaylock (farmer/politician)

Fred Bledsoe (football player)

 

 

 

 

Fred Bledsoe

 

 

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (tv-producer)

 

 

 

 

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason

 

 

Frank Bonner (actor)

 

 

 

 

Frank Bonner

 

 

Richard B. Boone (jazz musician)

Will Boyd (guitarist)

 

 

 

 

Will Boyd

 

 

Joe Bob Briggs (writer/actor)

 

 

 

 

Joe Bob Briggs

 

 

Maurice Britt (football player)

Kevin Brockmeier (writer)

 

 

 

 

Kevin Brockmeier

 

 

Colin Brooks (musician)

 

 

 

 

Colin Brooks

 

 

Helen Gurley Brown (author)

 

 

 

 

Helen Gurley Brown

 

 

Larry Brunson (football player)

 

 

 

 

Larry Brunson

 

 

Preston Bynum (lobbyist)

 

 

C

David Williamson Carroll (politician)

Khalil Carter (football player)

Barbara Castleton (actress)

 

 

 

 

Barbara Castleton

 

 

Raphel Cherry (football player)

 

 

 

 

Raphel Cherry

 

 

Wesley Clark (presidential contender)

 

 

 

 

Wesley Clark

 

 

Alonzo Clayton (jockey)

 

 

 

 

Alonzo Clayton

 

 

Bill Clinton (former president)

 

 

 

 

Bill Clinton

 

 

Chelsea Clinton (daughter of Bill Clinton)

 

 

 

 

Chelsea Clinton (1)

 

 

 

 

Chelsea Clinton (2)

 

 

 

 

Chelsea Clinton (3)

 

 

Hillary Rodham Clinton (wife of Bill Clinton)

 

 

 

 

Hillary Rodham Clinton

 

 

Cedric Cobbs (football player)

 

 

 

 

Cedric Cobbs

 

 

Walt Coleman (football official)

 

 

 

 

Walt Coleman (1)

 

 

 

 

Walt Coleman (2)

 

 

Ken Coon (educator/psychologist)

Paxton Crawford (baseball player)

 

 

 

 

Paxton Crawford

 

 

Phyllis Crawford (author)

Milton Crenchaw (father of black aviation)

 

 

D

Daniel Davis (actor)

 

 

 

 

Daniel Davis

 

 

Jeremy Davis (bassist)

 

 

 

 

Jeremy Davis

 

 

Willie Davis (football player)

Sylvia Dee (songwriter)

Bill Dickey (baseball player)

 

 

 

 

Bill Dickey

 

 

Jim Dickinson (pianist/singer)

 

 

 

 

Jim Dickinson

 

 

Moe Drabowsky (baseball player)

 

 

 

 

Moe Drabowsky

 

 

Carl Dudley (film director)

 

 

E

The Electrifying Mojo (disc jockey)

Evanescence (music group)

 

 

 

 

Evanescence

 

 

Dani Evans (fashion model)

 

 

 

 

Dani Evans

 

 

F

Orval Faubus (Governor)

 

 

 

 

Orval Faubus

 

 

Derek Fisher (basketball player)

 

 

 

 

Derek Fisher

 

 

Albert Lewis Fletcher (bishop)

John Gould Fletcher (poet/author)

 

 

 

 

John Gould Fletcher

 

 

Jay C. Flippen (actor)

 

 

 

 

Jay C. Flippen

 

 

Steve Foley (football player)

 

 

 

 

Steve Foley (1)

 

 

 

 

Steve Foley (2)

 

 

William Froug (writer/producer)

 

 

G

Jason Gammel (visual artist)

Gil Gerard (actor)

 

 

 

 

Gil Gerard

 

 

Fred Graham (managing editor of court tv)

 

 

 

 

Fred Graham

 

 

Rocky Gray (drummer/guitarist)

 

 

 

 

Rocky Gray (1)

 

 

 

 

Rocky Gray (2)

 

 

David Gordon Green (filmmaker)

 

 

 

 

David Gordon Green

 

 

Ernest Green (member of the Little Rock Nine)

 

 

 

 

Ernest Green

 

 

Carol Grow (model/actress)

 

 

 

 

Carol Grow (1)

 

 

 

 

Carol Grow (2)

 

 

H

Bill Halter (Governor)

 

 

 

 

Bill Halter

 

 

William Hampton (football player)

Connie Hamzy (profilic group)

 

 

 

 

Connie Hamzy

 

 

Adam Harben (baseball player)

 

 

 

 

Adam Harben

 

 

Donald Harington (author)

 

 

 

 

Donald Harington

 

 

Chris Harris (football player)

 

 

 

 

Chris Harris

 

 

E. Lynn Harris (author)

 

 

 

 

E. Lynn Harris

 

 

Leotis Harris (football player)

Marcus Harrison (football player)

 

 

 

 

Marcus Harrison

 

 

Carlos Hathcock (Marine sniper)

 

 

 

 

Carlos Hathcock

 

 

Al Hibbler (singer)

 

 

 

 

Al Hibbler

 

 

Bill Hicks (comedian)

 

 

 

 

Bill Hicks

 

 

Dan Hicks (singer)

 

 

 

 

Dan Hicks

 

 

Ho-Hum (music band)

David Hodges (keyboardist)

 

 

 

 

David Hodges

 

 

John Hoffman (football player)

 

 

 

 

John Hoffman

 

 

Robert Howard (athlete)

 

 

 

 

Robert Howard

 

 

Webster Hubbell (Mayor)

 

 

 

 

Webster Hubbell

 

 

Richard Hughes IV (activist)

 

 

 

 

Richard Hughes IV

 

 

Rex Humbard (evangelist)

 

 

 

 

Rex Humbard

 

 

Torii Hunter (baseball player)

 

 

 

 

Torii Hunter

 

 

Walter E. Hussman, Jr. (publisher)

 

 

 

 

Walter E. Hussman, Jr.

 

 

J

Keith Jackson (football player - tight end)

 

 

 

 

Keith Jackson

 

 

Keith Jackson (football player - defensive tackle)

 

 

 

 

Keith Jackson

 

 

Randy Jackson (baseball player)

 

 

 

 

Randy Jackson

 

 

James D. Johnson (justice)

Joe Johnson (basketball player)

 

 

 

 

Joe Johnson

 

 

E. Fay Jones (architect)

 

 

 

 

E. Fay Jones

 

 

Jerry Jones (owner of the Dallas Cowboys)

 

 

 

 

Jerry Jones

 

 

Larry Jones (football coach)

 

 

 

 

Larry Jones

 

 

Pat Jones (football coach)

 

 

 

 

Pat Jones

 

 

Mike Junkin (football player)

 

 

K

Ken Kavanaugh (football player)

 

 

 

 

Ken Kavanaugh

 

 

Kerry Kennedy (screen writer)

 

 

 

 

Kerry Kennedy

 

 

Carl Kidd (football player)

 

 

 

 

Carl Kidd

 

 

John Kocinski (motorcycle road racer)

 

 

 

 

John Kocinski

 

 

 

For part 2: click here

 

 

For more and latest information see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock,_Arkansas &

http://www.city-data.com/city/Little-Rock-Arkansas.html

 

 

 

 

Vlag van Little Rock

 

 

 

Kees Wittenbols.

 

Januari 2009 

 

 

 

 

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