1914 – Boy Scouts in Newport

1914 – Boy Scouts in Newport

The Reverend Lee Heaton, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, led a fine group of Boy Scouts in 1914. According to the note on the back of the photograph, this was one of the first Boy Scout troops registered west of the Mississippi. Watson, Tim, and Elizabeth...
1913 – Williams-Harper House

1913 – Williams-Harper House

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...
1916 – Lady Elizabeth Watson

1916 – Lady Elizabeth Watson

Three-year old Lady Elizabeth Watson, named for her aunt Lady Fagan Bridgeman, poses for a portrait shortly before she cut off her own curls.  Her grandfather Confederate general James Fagan was the first colonel of the Jackson Guards, and young Lady was supposed to...