After we left Topeka, KS we headed to a
FMCA rally in North Little Rock. On the way we spent the night in Fort Smith, KS. This is the home of the hanging judge, Judge Parker. He hung multiple criminals from the gallows, which could hang up to 9 people at one time. The most that were ever hung at the same time were six men. In all the time he was the judge, there were only two women hung for crimes.
All the criminals were held in a big common room, known as the dungeon. A
particularity violent criminal was housed in the cell away from the others. Sleeping arrangements were mats on the floor. It was damp, cold, vermin infested and a very miserable place to be.
When we arrived in North Little Rock (a separate city from Little Rock), we were led to our "home" for the duration of the Rally. We were parked right by the Arkansas River in a big Sand and Gravel processing plant. All things considered, we had a pretty good spot. We met our neighbor
RVer's on the grass each evening and had our cocktails together. We were able to see the river as we visited and became
acquainted.
The town of North Little Rock was really
accommodating to all of the over 900 rigs and all the people invading their town. All the
trolley rides were free to those of us who wore our Rally badges. There were many other businesses that gave discounts and free admission. The rally had nice vendor booths and a number of craft classes as well as seminars on a multitude of subjects. We were both kept very busy during the day attending
seminars and classes. In the evening, at the baseball park, we were entertained.
On Sunday morning the Hyatt Hotel put on a breakfast buffet for us. There were three different times to come to breakfast. Of course, we chose the latest. Here we are waiting for the cooks to refill the biscuits and gravy pans.
After breakfast we returned to the ball field for church services. All the choir you see above are
RVers that attended the rally. They did a great job, and we had a very nice church service.
We stayed a couple of extra days so we could do some sight seeing. The first place we went was to The Old Mill. This was constructed using only concrete--no wood. All the bridges, steps, bricks are concrete! It was used in the movie Gone With The Wind. The day we were there the juveniles from the alternate school were there doing clean up and maintenance on the facility.
Each of these bridges are made of concrete. Even the wooden looking sides are all concrete. It was amazing at how they even made them feel like the bark on wood.
Our next stop was in Little Rock. We went to the "Old Town" and went through the museum and then on to the old courthouse. This is the front of the old courthouse. They are still in the process of restoring the inside.
Outside of the Old Courthouse is an original cannon from the Civil War.
Our last stop was the "Big Dam Bridge." We rode our bike across to the middle of the bridge and then watched tug boat be lowered in the dock and then push the barges into the Arkansas River. That was really interesting to view. The first six barges went down in the locks and then the tug boat attached the the other six barges before it started moving. We watched it all.
All the criminals were held in a big common room, known as the dungeon. A particularity violent criminal was housed in the cell away from the others. Sleeping arrangements were mats on the floor. It was damp, cold, vermin infested and a very miserable place to be.
When we arrived in North Little Rock (a separate city from Little Rock), we were led to our "home" for the duration of the Rally. We were parked right by the Arkansas River in a big Sand and Gravel processing plant. All things considered, we had a pretty good spot. We met our neighbor RVer's on the grass each evening and had our cocktails together. We were able to see the river as we visited and became acquainted.
The town of North Little Rock was really accommodating to all of the over 900 rigs and all the people invading their town. All the trolley rides were free to those of us who wore our Rally badges. There were many other businesses that gave discounts and free admission. The rally had nice vendor booths and a number of craft classes as well as seminars on a multitude of subjects. We were both kept very busy during the day attending seminars and classes. In the evening, at the baseball park, we were entertained.
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