1890s, Photo Search
In 1898, the sixth Confederate reunion was held at the site of the old town of Elizabeth, which had been a thriving river port on the White River and the seat of Jackson County in the 1840’s. The reunions were held at Camp Pat Cleburne, named for the...
1890s, Photo Search
Company F, the 2nd Arkansas Volunteers, fought in the Spanish-American War in 1898. This photograph was taken at Camp Chickamauga. Watson, Tim, and Elizabeth Jacoway. Newport and Jackson County. Arcadia Publishing, 2016
1890s, Photo Search
Ada E. Remmel organized the Junior League of Newport in 1898, with the assistance of Rev. N.B. Ricks, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Among the girls are Misses Phillips, Erwin, Lindsey, Ross, Ross, Irby, Maud Richardson, Birdie Bains (or Barns),...
1970s, Photo Search
Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. served as a US senator from December 1977 to January 1979. He was appointed by his friend Gov. David Pryor to fill out an unexpired term when Sen. John McClellan died unexpectedly. Pryor then ran successfully for the Senate seat and served...
1970s, Photo Search
Mildred Minor Gregory and J.A. “Jug” Wallace, representing Newport’s Centennial Steering Committee, place a time capsule at the base of the Jacksonport overpass commemorating Newport’s centennial in 1975 and the nation’s bicentennial in...
1910's, Photo Search
The Williams-Harper House was built in 1835 with slave labor, and as of this writing (2018) it is the oldest extant structure in Jackson County. Located several miles north of the later town of Jacksonport, it was the seat of the Williams Plantation. The Harper...
