1973 – Mary Woods 2

1973 – Mary Woods 2

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...
1960’s – Jacksonport Courthouse restoration

1960’s – Jacksonport Courthouse restoration

The 1960’s saw the creation of the Jackson County Historical Society, the restoration of the old Jacksonport Courthouse, and its conversion into a museum that was then taken over by the Arkansas State Parks system, and the creation of the steamboat museum, the...