Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe

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title: Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe
text: Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe was a French explorer who is credited with using the name "Little Rock" in 1722 for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark. Little Rock, Arkansas was subsequently named for the landmark. La Harpe was the first known French explorer to set foot in the future state of Oklahoma.
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