Historical Markers and War Memorials in Jacksonport, Arkansas
Newport is the county seat for Jackson County
Jacksonport is in Jackson County
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Near Avenue Street at Adams, on the right when traveling east.
Thomas Todd Tunstall laid out the town of Jacksonport in the mid 1830s. He built a hotel and several businesses along the river front. By 1840, several buildings had been added. The town grew, and was incorporated on December 17, 1852.
In 1853 . . . — — Map (db m221243) HM
On Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on the right when traveling west.
[South face] The Jackson Guards were organized at Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas, by Capt. A. B. Pickett, a prominent lawyer of Jacksonport, Sunday morning, May 5, 1861. The company was marched to the Presbyterian Church and there . . . — — Map (db m221231) HM WM
Near Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on the right when traveling west.
Cannon's History
Although this cannon was used by the Union Army during the Civil War far from its present location, it is a unique piece of Jackson County history.
The barrel is a Model-1861, Number 349, made in 1862 by the Phoenix Iron . . . — — Map (db m221224) HM
Near Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on the right when traveling west.
Jacksonport was one of the main mustering points for the Confederate army in Arkansas. Throughout the war both armies contended for possession of this strategic port located at the center of the White and Black river trade. The Confederate attack on . . . — — Map (db m116206) HM
On Avenue Street, 0.1 miles west of Adams Street, on the right when traveling west.
In spring 1862, Confederate Gen. Thomas Hindman sent the C.S.S. Maurepas under Capt. Joseph Fry up the White River to destroy Union supplies at Jacksonport and Grand Glaize. Fry arrived on June 2, 1862, and began shelling Jacksonport. Union . . . — — Map (db m116187) HM
Near Avenue Street west of Dillard Street, on the right when traveling west.
Here on June 5, 1865 Confederate General Jeff Thompson formally surrendered the army of Northern Arkansas to Union military authorities. More than five thousand officers and enlisted men who served under Thompson were paroled here, as were . . . — — Map (db m116199) HM
Jacksonport became the county seat in 1853. Delayed by the Civil War, courthouse construction was not begun until 1869. It was completed in 1872.
When the county seat was moved to Newport in 1892, this building became a school, a cotton gin, the . . . — — Map (db m221217) HM
On Avenue Street, 0.1 miles west of Adams, on the left when traveling north.
In the late 1700s this area became a trade center due to its location on the White River near the mouth of the Black River. In 1833, Thomas Todd Tunstall, piloted one of the first steamboats to venture up the White River. Shortly thereafter he . . . — — Map (db m221246) HM
On Avenue Street west of Adams, on the right when traveling west.
Jacksonport's unique location at the meeting of the Black and White Rivers shaped its history and natural resources. Founded as a river port town in the mid-19th century, it thrived on the steamboat trade. This traffic made the town a center of . . . — — Map (db m221244) HM
