Little Rock
Little Rock is the capital of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America, and is located at a natural crossing point along the Arkansas River, in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains.1 It has a metropolitan population of 887 thousand.2 Tourists visit it to honor the victory achieved there over White supremacists and the state's government when Central High School was desegregated by the national government with the help of troops.3 The tallest building is the 40 story Metropolitan Tower, completed in 1986. The William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum is also located in the city.4
External references
Skyline of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, with a bridge over the Arkansas in the foreground
Footnotes
1. The Arkansas River is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_statistical_areas, accessed 3/19/2014.
3. Now a National Historic Site.
4. Information about buildings is from emporis.com, accessed 4/8/2014.
