Walnut Ridge is the county seat for Lawrence County
Powhatan is in Lawrence County
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In 1897, county officials ordered that the jail be remodeled.
The wood floor was replaced with cement. Hammocks
replaced straw bedding. Sewer lines, water closets and
wash basins were installed.
Bunks
4 hammocks, to be 28 . . . — — Map (db m242657) HM
Built in 1887, only 12 years after the
invention of the telephone, this building
served as Lawrence County's first
telephone exchange. Located on the
corner of First and Main, this building was
in the river port's center of commerce. . . . — — Map (db m242453) HM
The cabin before you is a good example of the kind of home built in early Powhatan.
A structure like this cabin, made of hand-hewn cypress logs, could be built
quickly with a few simple tools. Though its exact construction date is not
known, . . . — — Map (db m242579) HM
In early Powhatan, the kitchen was the center of life.
Just as we do today, the people who lived in Powhatan need a central place to store and prepare food.
While most people prepared their meals in the fireplace, wealthier families . . . — — Map (db m242583) HM
In 1815 Lawrence County was formed from the Territory of Missouri. It became part of the Arkansas Territory in 1819 when Missouri became a state. Thirty-one other counties were formed from Lawrence County, giving it the name, "Mother of Counties." . . . — — Map (db m155965) HM
You are facing the Powhatan Jail
Designed by John D. Edwards, this is a rare example
of a stone military blockhouse.
Lawrence County, is known as the "Mother of Counties". In 1815,
Lawrence County formed this northern region of . . . — — Map (db m242636) HM
For early Powhatan, this river was the source of life and connection to the outside world.
The river originates in Missouri, north of Johnson's Shut-Ins and flows south into the White River at Jacksonport. Powhatan is the northern
most . . . — — Map (db m242391) HM
The Powhatan jail housed prisoners for 57 years. Due to increasing security problems, the jail closed in the 1920s A new jail at Walnut Ridge replaced this one after World War 1.
From 1850 an 1935 this building was a canning kitchen. From . . . — — Map (db m242656) HM
