North Little Rock, AR Townhome for Sale

The city that sits on the northern banks of the Arkansas River has had several names. Before the Civil War, the area did not have a name, referred to only as “opposite Little Rock.” In 1866, it earned the name Argenta. Eventually, says historian Cary Bradburn, the city changed its name to North Little Rock in 1903 after being briefly annexed by Little Rock. The name has mostly stuck: an 11-year window in the early 1900s saw the city change back to Argenta, but it became North Little Rock again in 1917. More consistent than any of those official ...