Sandwiching in History Tour: Fort Logan H. Roots

Join the AHPP for a free public tour of this historic site! Tour is in person on location but will also live-stream on Facebook under ARHistoricPreservation. Crowning the top of Big Rock Mountain in North Little Rock, Fort Roots was established in 1893 as a training facility for the U.S. Army, which acquired the land in a swap with the City of Little Rock for the old U.S. Arsenal. When Camp Pike replaced Fort Roots in 1917 to train greater numbers of men during World War I, the hospital at Fort Roots expanded to handle the increased patient load during the 1918 flu pandemic. Since 1921 it has been a veterans’ hospital and is part of the Veterans Health Administration. It was first designated a National Register historic district in 1974. (Enter campus via Pershing Blvd.; recommended parking by west side of Circle Drive; meet at parade grounds.)