1910's, Photo Search
In August 1915, the White River overflowed its banks and flooded Newport in one of the worst floods since the 1880’s. Whole families took their boats out for a spin around the town. Four-year-old Lady Elizabeth Watson had chicken pox, so she sadly watched out...
1910's, Photo Search
The Van Nuys Hotel and Restaurant next to the depot was built soon after the railroad station and was a popular restaurant in Newport. Men’s clubs met here for weekly luncheons, people went for Sunday dinners, and it was the only restaurant in Newport that...
1900s, Photo Search
The newly constructed Jackson County Courthouse (with bell tower and cupola) stands at the corner of Third and Main Streets. The First Christian Church is the white building to the upper left of the photograph. The large building to the upper right is the Newport...
1910's, Photo Search
From the Jacksonport State Park Collection.
1910's, Photo Search
In February 1914, Lady Elizabeth Watson and her best friend, Clare Phillips, unveil the Confederate memorial on the grounds of the Jackson County Courthouse in Newport. Lady’s grandmother, General James Fagan’s widow, sits to the right of the column. The...
