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Territorial Governor John Pope |
John Pope: Territorial Gov. John Pope was responsible for purchasing the land, hiring an architect and finding a supervisor to oversee construction of the State House. He insisted upon the Greek Revival architectural style for the building. Pope was also the one who suggested that the State House be made up of three separate buildings that represent the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.
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Pete Whetstone: Pete Whetstone was a fictional character created by Charles Fenton Mercer Noland, who frequently contributed to a New York journal called the Spirit of the Times. Written between 1835-1856, most of the Pete Whetstone stories were actually based on C.F.M. Noland's own experiences. The Pete Whetstone character enabled Noland to hide behind a mask so that he could voice ideas and opinions that would otherwise be deemed unacceptable in public. Unfortunately, the hunter/trapper characteristics of Pete Whetstone seemed so realistic that they helped form the stereotypical image often associated with Arkansas as being a backwards state and Arkansans as being a bunch of uneducated hill folk.
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