Tournament Time, A Little History And Big Plans For Tomorrow

NLR At Sunset

Just above this paragraph is the welcome pin we are wearing at the hotel for the NCAA Tournament folks and the photo at the top is taken from inside back cover of The Complete Guide to NLR. NLR along with LR were named in the 2007 Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the country's largest, private, non-profit preservation organization. Chosen from among 63 nominees, NLR significant historic contributions include the USS Razorback, the Main Street Argenta program, The Old Mill, and its active participation by the local Trail of Tears chapter. The town was first surveyed and platted in 1866 as Argenta (Spanish for silver) for the silver mines just north of town. In 1890 Argenta filed papers for incorporation as a city. LR passed legislation to annex Argenta and make it the eighth ward which is the basis for the feuding I blogged about earlier. Local mover and shaker W C Faucette countered the move by getting elected to the state legislature where he introduced the legislation which made it possible for a new city to be created by the name of North Little Rock. Since 1994 , NLR has been an active participant in the Main Street Arkansas program under the auspices of the National Main Street Program which has been the driving force behind the revitalization of the downtown Argenta historic district and the tourism industry. This area has many historic buildings and attractions, I am looking forward to spending my off time getting familiar with them all. For a history buff like myself, this area is literally a gold mine and I intend to discover and explore all I can.

Tomorrow looks to be an exciting day. SG, SGGurl, and I are going to Easter services at the Open Door Community, whose pastor is Gay, followed by a huge pot luck dinner with the community and topped off by an exploration of the USS Razorback at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum. Quite the full day as planned so I will have lots to tell you about in Monday's post. As I discover and explore the regions attractions I will be sure to tell you all about everything I find. I am in the "split" between my shifts today so I wanted to get this posted. It was a wild night at the AllTell Arena with fans of Texas, Memphis State, Mississippi State and one other smaller college (of which I do not know the name) all winning and celebrating. I have guests in the hotel from all three big schools but no one has been able to tell me the other school's name. I suppose I could look it up on ESPN but suffice it to say I am happy enough that Texas won and my guests are happy although most of them are rather hoarse from cheering on their teams. I will leave you with your man fix for today coming up just below. Until next time as always, Enjoy!