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Old State House Museum (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Index Old State House Museum (Little Rock, Arkansas)

The Old State House Museum, formerly called the Arkansas State House, is the oldest surviving capitol building west of the Mississippi River. [1]

41 relations: Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, American Civil War, Arkansas, Arkansas General Assembly, Arkansas Heritage Trails System, Arkansas State Capitol, Arkansas Territory, Battle of Bayou Fourche, Bill Clinton, Brooks–Baxter War, David O. Dodd Memorial, Delegate, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, Federal government of the United States, First Lady, Fort Sumter, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Frankfort, Kentucky, Freedman, Gideon Shryock, Greek Revival architecture, Isaac Murphy, John Pope (Kentucky politician), List of Governors of Arkansas, List of National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas, List of Presidents of the United States, Little Rock, Arkansas, Madison County, Arkansas, Mississippi River, National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas, Old State Capitol (Kentucky), Ordinance of Secession, Reconstruction era, Secession, Secession in the United States, South Carolina in the American Civil War, Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal, Union (American Civil War), War flag.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017.

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Arkansas General Assembly

The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Arkansas Heritage Trails System

Arkansas Heritage Trails System is a network of four historic trails within the state of Arkansas.

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Arkansas State Capitol

The Arkansas State Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the Arkansas General Assembly, and the seat of the Arkansas state government.

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Arkansas Territory

The Territory of Arkansas, initially organized as the Territory of Arkansaw,The name Arkansas has been pronounced and spelled in a variety of fashions.

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Battle of Bayou Fourche

The Battle of Bayou Fourche (also known as the Engagement at Bayou Fourche) was a military engagement of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Little Rock Campaign.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Brooks–Baxter War

The Brooks–Baxter War (or sometimes referred to as the Brooks–Baxter Affair) was an armed conflict in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the United States, in 1874 between factions of the Republican Party over the disputed 1872 state gubernatorial election.

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David O. Dodd Memorial

The David O. Dodd Memorial is a monument on the grounds of the Old State House in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Delegate

A delegate is someone who attends or communicates the ideas of or acts on behalf of an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations, which may be at the same level or involved in a common field of work or interest.

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Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (EOA) is a web-based encyclopedia of the U.S. state of Arkansas, described by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as "a free, authoritative source information about the history, politics, geography, and culture of the state of Arkansas." The encyclopedia is a project of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Little Rock-based Central Arkansas Library System.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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First Lady

First Lady is an unofficial title used for the wife of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive.

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Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter is a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War.

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County.

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Freedman

A freedman or freedwoman is a former slave who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means.

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Gideon Shryock

Gideon Shryock (November 15, 1802 – June 19, 1880) was an American Greek Revival architect.

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Greek Revival architecture

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States.

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Isaac Murphy

Isaac Murphy (October 16, 1799 or 1802 – September 8, 1882) was a native of Pennsylvania, a teacher and lawyer who moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas with his wife and child in 1834.

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John Pope (Kentucky politician)

John Pope (February 1770 – July 12, 1845) was a United States Senator from Kentucky, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky, Secretary of State of Kentucky, and the third Governor of Arkansas Territory.

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List of Governors of Arkansas

The Governor of Arkansas is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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List of National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas

The National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas represent Arkansas's history from the Louisiana Purchase through the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement.

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List of Presidents of the United States

The President of the United States is the elected head of state and head of government of the United States.

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Little Rock, Arkansas

Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Madison County, Arkansas

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Old State Capitol (Kentucky)

The Old State Capitol, also known as Old Statehouse, was the third capitol of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Ordinance of Secession

The Ordinance of Secession is the general name given to documents drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861 by each of the thirteen southern states and the Territory of Arizona formally seceding from the United States of America.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.

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Secession

Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio) is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance.

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Secession in the United States

In the context of the United States, secession primarily refers to the withdrawal of one or more States from the Union that constitutes the United States; but may loosely refer to leaving a State or territory to form a separate territory or new State, or to the severing of an area from a city or county within a State.

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South Carolina in the American Civil War

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in December 1860, and was one of the founding member states of the Confederacy in February 1861.

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Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal

The Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal, also known as the Main Building of the U.S. Arsenal at Little Rock, or Headquarters Building of the Little Rock Barracks, is the home of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.

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Union (American Civil War)

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.

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War flag

A war flag, also known as a military flag, battle flag, or standard, is a variant of a national flag for use by a country's military forces when on land.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_House_Museum_(Little_Rock,_Arkansas)

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