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W.C. Faucette Memorial Park
North Little Rock, Pulaski County,
Arkansas
William Chesley Faucette
1865 - 1914
Founding father, Chief Counselor and first Mayor of Argenta, (now, North
Little Rock) 1902 - 1909.
The W.C. Faucette Memorial Plot Park
dedicated June 19th, 1921.
May future generations view this tablet and park knowing they stand as a
tribute of gratitude to the efforts and untiring energy of W.C. Faucette.
This little plot of earth occupies an eminence overlooking the city he
founded and loved. We erect this tablet in 1986 to perpetuate his vision
and name, during the Sesquicentennial of Arkansas.
Sonnet to W.C. Faucette
There's no way William Faucette could have known
the changes in this town he held so dear;
That we who read his name upon this stone
might find a little more than history here.
Some men are born to dream; some, born to build
but seldom has one man excelled at both.
Will Faucette, wise and consummately skilled,
dreamed of and helped create this city's growth.
He knew the value of community;
That people don't make towns but neighbors do
with work and pride and selfless honesty
and what's more, William lived the things he knew.
To these two things we dedicate this land
The spirit of a city and a man.
- Diane Taylor Denarski
Oren E. Campbell
In loving memory and great appreciation for our Iris beds, NLR City
Beautiful Commission - 1992
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In loving memory of our President
Artie Gregory, Jr.
for your diligent leadership
you remain forever in our hearts.
NLR City Beautiful Commission - 1992
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Major Contributors to this Sesquicentennial Park Project include:
Paul Harvel
Tom Kyzer
Bill Laman
3M Company
Stoneworks
Jim Osburn
I-K Electric
Elle Griffin
B & S Rental
Oren Campbell
Buddy Hackett
Twin City Bank
James Brothers
Union Pacific Railroad
Parkhill Baptist Church
Hoofman and Bingham, PA
Eddie and Leslie Powell
Margaret and M.D. Thaxton
Harold and Sylvia Brockett
National Bank of Arkansas
Arkansas Lighting and Supply
North Little Rock Kiwanis Club
North Little Rock Woman's Club
Savers Federal Savings and Loan
North Little Rock City Beautiful Commission
North Little Rock Volunteers for Improvement and Preservation
***Name Removed***
Charlie Baxter
Rick Henderson
Johnny Burnett
Rainbow Nursery
Martin Borchert
Donham Electric
Davies Electric
Dalton J. Dailey
Green Tree Nursery
Jim's Crane Rental
Old Forge Ironworks
Stroud Services Co.
First American Bank
Parkhill Pet Clinic
Mrs. John B. Rebsamen
Ray Whitcomb Plumbing
***Name Removed***
And in memory of
John O. May
Guy Swaim
Mable Valea
Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Daniel
And countless others, who gave their labor, talents, equipment, smaller
donations, and encouragement, our heart was in this project, and this
project was in our hearts.
This tree commemorates the great landscaping legacy left to Arkansas
by Mrs. Ella Hackett
The Park Hill Garden Club was honored to call her "a Member".
The fountain is named for Mrs. Frances Cook as a tribute of gratitude
for her unselfish volunteerism to North Little Rock.
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