1960’s – Reenactors at Jacksonport

1960’s – Reenactors at Jacksonport

Civil War reenactors soon discovered the state park at Jacksonport as a favored site for their encampments. Jacksonport had been a center of military activity during the Civil War, with its prominent location at the head of deepwater steamboat activity on the White...
1910’s – Jackson County Courthouse and Jail

1910’s – Jackson County Courthouse and Jail

This postcard shows the back side of the courthouse and the adjacent jail.  Inside the jail was an apparatus for hanging convicted criminals, though the Olyphant train robbers had been hanged on a makeshift gallows outside.  The Civil War cannons that sat on the...