The Little Rock Railway & Electric Co. played a key role in the electrification, modernization and continued operation of the intra-urban streetcar transportation system that served the citizens of Little Rock in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Little Rock has witnessed Easter egg stampedes since at least 1905, when the Arkansas Gazette reported that the Little Rock Railway & Electric Co. planned to hide 2,000 chicken eggs in Forest Park. Fifty of those eggs would have painted numbers, for prizes. First prize was $5 in gold.
Little Rock has witnessed Easter egg stampedes since at least 1905, when the Arkansas Gazette reported that the Little Rock Railway & Electric Co. planned to hide 2,000 chicken eggs in Forest Park. Fifty of those eggs would have painted numbers, for prizes. First prize was $5 in gold.
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