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• Little Rock Geological Formation
  This formation of rock outcropping is located on the Arkansas River, and became an important navigational landmark to Native Americans and European explorers that followed. The city of Little Rock, Arkansas is nearby, but this early cropping was often called the Point of Rocks since it is the first "rock" on the Arkansas River after leaving the huge Mississippi River. Here the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains fall onto the plateau that rises above the floodplains and is made of sandstone that was dropped here over 300 million years ago. Jean-Baptiste Benard de la Harpe was one of the first European explorers in the area, and he noted the change in the geological ground near the edge of the water in the year 1722. He spoke about the rocks that were sticking up out of the ground, but failed to note any significance so didn't name it. He was more interested in the "le Rocher Francais" or bluff of mountainous rock that was further up the river and is now called Big Rock. The smaller rocks became known as "le petite Rocher" in 1799, when it was shown on a map and during the 1950s became popular and known as la petite Roche.

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• North Little Rock's Old Mill (Pugh's Old Mill)
  Just on the other side of the river, in North Little Rock, in the Lakewood area of the Lakeshore Drive, the old mill is free to visitors, and the place of many great outdoor adventures. It is known as Pugh's Old Mill, and it was seen in the opening scene of the great movie, "Gone with the Wind". It isn't that old, since it was constructed in 1933, when a man named Justin Matthews wanted a copy of an old grist mill built along the Arkansas River and having it constructed so that it looked like it was from the 19th century. Wanting it to look like it had been built in the late 1800s, but having been through much to make it look like it should in the 1930s. The area is complete with tree stumps, toadstools and other sculptures, including a tree branch entwined bridge that is connected to the mill and the remainder of the park. A sculptor and artist of Mexico City, Dionico Rodriquez, created all the amazing detailed work that looks like it was made of wood, iron or stone, as well as the foot bridges and rustic seating. In 1991, his work was refurbished by the great nephew of that artisan, Carlos Cortes. It was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The construction was of tinted concrete applied to steel and copper foundations that actually looks like iron, wood and stone. Rodriquez didn't speak any English, and kept his work very secretive, not wanting anyone to be able to copy his unique plaster techniques, which he called "el trabajo rustico" or rustic work.

February 16, 2011