1970s
In 1967, the Potlatch Lumber Company donated the Mary Woods No. 2, a working paddle wheeler tugboat, to Jacksonport State Park. The boat then underwent major renovations and was refurbished to look like a steamboat of the 1860’s. Here, it sits close to its berth...
1970s
Lady Elizabeth Luker, center, poses as a Southern Belle for the 1973 Arkansas Educational Television special titled Jacksonport Round the Bend. On her left are Luckett McDonald Martin, left, and Cindy Hodges (later Burns), and on the steps below is Ann Price Ashley....
1960s
Tornadoes have always been a constant threat in Jackson County, as in much of Arkansas. The damage shown here reflects the incredible force of these storms, which generally track the old Southwest Trail from southwest to northeast through Arkansas. Although Newport is...
1920s
The Jacksonport Town Band seems to have been comprised mostly of youngster, although some grown men seem to have entered into the fun. Probably a school group, this brass band surely made quite a spectacle when in march in parades or played for celebratory...
1910's, Photo Search
The horse races at the Jackson County Fairgrounds seemed to create as much excitement as the Kentucky Derby. This race in 1914 was no exception, and one has to wonder if anyone paid attention to the sign posted to the left, which reads, “No Gambling...
