Arkansas Highlights
Read MorePea Ridge Civil War Battlefield - east overlook
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The Little Rock Nine immortalized with the Governor's Mansion in the background
Ernest Green (b. 1941), Elizabeth Eckford (b. 1941), Jefferson Thomas (b. 1942), Terrence Roberts (b. 1941), Carlotta Walls LaNier (b. 1942), Minnijean Brown (b. 1941), Gloria Ray Karlmark (b. 1942), Thelma Mothershed (b. 1940), and Melba Beals (b. 1941). Ernest Green was the first African American to graduate from Central High School.The Little Rock Nine statue outside of the Governor's Mansion
Ernest Green (b. 1941), Elizabeth Eckford (b. 1941), Jefferson Thomas (b. 1942), Terrence Roberts (b. 1941), Carlotta Walls LaNier (b. 1942), Minnijean Brown (b. 1941), Gloria Ray Karlmark (b. 1942), Thelma Mothershed (b. 1940), and Melba Beals (b. 1941). Ernest Green was the first African American to graduate from Central High School.Front of the 1888 Crescent Hotel and Spa
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Front view/angle of the 1888 Crescent Hotel & Spa
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Courtyard of the St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church
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Dome on the St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic church that is behind the hotel
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Close up of the wonderful ivy crawling up the walls of the 1888 Crescent Hotel & Spa
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Side view showing the gazebo of the 1888 Crescent Hotel & Spa
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Detail work of the fountain outside of the hotel
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Statues that are outside of the River Walk area
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fountain and bridge outside of the William Jefferson Clinton Library
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exhibit inside William Jefferson Clinton Library
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One of the exhibits featuring President Clinton's suit and Mrs Clinton's gown -- as well as the place settings that were used for the occasion.
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blown glass christmas tree, featured in the library of the William Jefferson Clinton Library
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The presidential seal that is on the ceiling of one of the rooms in the library
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The fountain outside the library looking towards the bridge
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View looking towards the bridge and the Presidential Library
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Pedistrian walkway bridge crossing the Arkansas River at Downtown Little Rock
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An eagle statue that sites between the River Walk and the Clinton Library -- w/ I-630 in the background.
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One of the mimes outside by the vendors. He scared the kid :D
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An art gallery at the River Walk (and that's the only pic I could get away with)
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A cafe's table that are in the River Walk district of downtown Little Rock
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The Arkansas River from the Petit Jean Mountain Overlook
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The Arkansas River from the Petit Jean Mountain Overlook
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The Arkansas River from the Petit Jean Mountain Overlook - The Ledgend of Petit Jean:
Petit Jean's gravesite is one of the most recognized and most visited locations in the park. The legend goes that in the 1700s during the French exploration of the area, a young nobleman by the name of Chavet was granted a ship and crew to come and explore the New World.
When he told his fiancé, Adrian Dumont, about his plans for exploration, she begged him to take her with him. He refused, due to the uncertainty of the dangers that would be faced during the voyage. Not willing to be separated from her true love for that long (about a year), Adrian cut her hair, dressed up as a man and applied for the position of cabin boy on Chavet's ship. She got the position, calling herself Jean (the French word for John). Since she was smaller than all the other sailors, they called her Petit Jean, meaning “Little John.”
After traveling up the Mississippi River, then up to the Arkansas River, they came to the foot of what is today Petit Jean Mountain. They were invited to spend the summer on the mountain by some friendly Indians. The night before they were set to leave to return to France, Petit Jean got very ill. In treating her they discovered that she was a girl. She was slipping in and out of consciousness, but Chavet was able to ask her if she was his fiancé. She said she was and immediately begged his forgiveness for deceiving him for so long. He forgave her and said he'd do anything he could for her. Her one request was if she died she wanted to be buried where she could overlook the Arkansas River to watch the French ships on the river. It is said that the spirit of Petit Jean is still on the mountain and is what draws people back year after year.petit jean mountainarkansas overlookarkansas river petit jean gravesite