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were taken in Little Rock
inside the Arkansas Territorial Restoration Museum
grounds dating pre-1836.
This landmark (located in front of the Hinderliter House) states: Site of the last meeting place of the Territorial Legislature of Arkansas. October 5, to November 16, 1835 William Savin
Fulton- Governor
Erected by
Above is a picture of the Hinderliter Grog Shop kitchen (1832-1833). The kitchen is separate from the main house for the reason that - in case of fire, everything won't be lost. Also, if the kitchen were a part of the main house, it would be much too hot to sleep in the summer time, because the fire in the cooking pit burned without going out.
For more pictures of pre-existing structures in Little Rock, go to Little Rock's Existing Structures site
We obtained much of the info on this page from our good friends at the Arkansas Territorial Restoration in Little Rock, Arkansas PH (501) 371-2348
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Obviously, the most famous building dating from this age is the outhouse, a two-seater stall. Click on the two-seater picture to view a short video
The house below is the Pemberton Log House, built in
1832. This log cabin was built of Virginia Cypress by an unknown
pioneer. It was owned by William Stith Pemberton, and was his
Plantation House in 1857-58. Since then it has been the home
of sharecroppers and tenant farmers (1860's-1960's). 
It is also called the Plum Bayou Log House, because it was moved from the Plum Bayou in Scott about 20 miles SE of Little Rock. This three-sectional house is where the Territorial Museum makes butter, candles, etc. in the same way originally done. Notice the wide breezy hallways between each part of the house. The attached room which forms the "L" on the left side of the above picture is the kitchen.
Today this building has been named The Plum Bayou Pioneer Education Center and is used by school children to learn more about Arkansas History. |
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