Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

LR Hospital To Set Up Memorabilia

In recognition of the 75th anniversary of the designation of Fort Roots Hospital in North Little Rock as a medical facility for the veterans of Arkansas, a ceremony will be held November 8 to dedicate a collection of historical memorabilia that will be on permanent display in building 33.

The program will betgin at 10 a.m. on the parade grounds in front of building 33 and will include a re-enactment of the handing over of the deed from the Department of the Army to the Veterans Bureau, sealing of a time-capsule, and tours of the historic grounds.

The history room will be open to the public, and will feature items that were used at the former Fort Roots hospital and Little Rock VA Hospital on Roosevelt Road, and memorabilia from the Fort Roots Army Cavalry training post. Important documents such as original deeds and blueprints will be preserved, as well as original photographs of many activities occurring in the hospitals.

Building 33 itself was constructed in 1905 (at a cost of $22,765) for use as a post exchange and gymnasuim. It is one of the several structures on the campus listed on the Natioanl Historic Register.

For more information, call the VA Medical Center public affairs office at (501) 660-2001.