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Jackson County, Arkansas Court House
Jacksonport, Jackson County, Arkansas
Jackson County Courthouse
Built 1869-1872
by Confederate Col. John A. Schnable. Bricks made at Jacksonport Kiln.
Restored 1963-67 by the Jackson County Historical Society.
Opened in 1965 as the Jacksonport Courthouse Museum.
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, then the county poor house
for 40 years, then was used for grain storage before being abandoned.
In 1962, the building was purchased for $2,500 and restored by the
Jacksonport County Historical Society. Jacksonport State Park was
created in 1965.
Flag pole Memorial -
In Memory of Maj. Ronald Scharnberg killed in Vietnam,
Mary 17, 1971. Given by his wife Marilyn Scharnberg.
1. A school bell from the Martin School at Johnstown in Cache Township.
Cast in the C.S. Bell Company Foundry in Ohio in 1886, it hung in the
belfry of the school until the building was condemned in 1912. It was
then kept in the store of John P. Sink until it was donated to the
Historical Society. - Given by Blanche Sink Camp.
2. This farm bell, cast by the C.S. Bell Company Foundry in Hillsboro,
Ohio, summoned workers to the field at the Rorex family farm east of
Swifton. Thomas Rorex came to Jackson County in 1870. - Given by Frances
Rorex Burris
3. This bell called pupils to school and congregants to worship while it
hung in the old Hickory Grove Church and School in the Hickory Grove
community north of Jacksonport. The building, erected in 1868, was
destroyed by fire shortly after it had been accepted for inclusion in
the National Register of Historic Places. - Given by Finis Smith
4. A brass bell, cast by the William Kayes Bell Foundry in Lousiville,
Kentucky, first hung at the old city hall in Jacksonport and later moved
to the Baptist Church in Jacksonport. - Given by Bill Sherrill Jones
5. This large bell, cast in St. Louis in 1864 by E.L. Bloemker, was
reported to have hung at some time in the courthouse in Jacksonport, but
may have been used at a church or school in the community. - Given by
Blithe Story
Labor, materials, and expertise were donated by the following: John
Truemper, architect, Ed Scoggins of Frank Rogers & Company, Tom Curtner
of Curtner Lumber Company, Carroll Shoffner, blacksmith. Van Manning and
Jeff Ellis were responsible for the construction. Funds for this exhibit
were provided by the Jackson County Historical Society. Panel design by
Arkansas State Parks.
Jacksonport in the Civil War
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 Helena was planned here in
1863 by Generals Sterling Price and Thophilus H. HOlmes.
At various times Jacksonport was headquarters for such noted military
leaders as Frederick Steele, Earl Van Dorn, John S. Marmaduke, Dandridge
McRae, and Jo Shelby.
Jackson County
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