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The territorial capitol had actually been found at Arkansas Message in Southeast Arkansas because 1819, but the site had actually verified improper as a negotiation because of constant flooding of the Arkansas River Over the years, the "little rock" was referred to as a waypoint along the river, but stayed uncertain.

As the area seat of Pulaski County, the city was incorporated on November 7, 1831, on the south financial institution of the Arkansas River near the state's geographic facility in Central Arkansas The city acquired its name from a rock formation along the river, called the "Little Rock, Arkansas Potholes Rock" (le petit rocher) by the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe in 1722.

One of the state's largest public companies, with over 10,552 employees, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its healthcare partners-- Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System-- have a total yearly financial influence in Arkansas of about $5 billion.

Little Rock is home to the Arkansas Travelers They are the AA professional Minors Baseball affiliate of the Seattle Mariners in the Texas League The Travelers played their last game in Little Rock at Ray Winder Area on September 3, 2006, and relocated right into Dickey-Stephens Park in neighboring North Little Rock in April 2007.