Historical Marker
Whittington Park
Historical marker location:
890 Whittington Ave, Hot Springs, Arkansas
( Marker is on Whittington Avenue, 0.4 miles west of Woodfin St., on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2012
Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail.
The Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957, during the Civil Rights Movement. The event gained national attention and was a pivotal moment in the fight for racial equality.