Pope County
The County Seat

Scotia was selected as the county seat in 1830, the year after the county was created. When Johnson County was formed in 1833, the County Seat in Pope was moved to Dwight Mission, whence it was moved the next year to Morristown, on the north side of the Arkansas River, opposite Dardanelle Rock. In 1841, the County seat was moved to Dover where it remained until 1887, being moved in that year to Russellville. The county was named in honor of Territorial Governor John Pope.

A Memorial to Sequoyah

Illustrious Cherokee Indian who perfected the Cherokee Syllabary about 1821, while living in Arkansas.

This salt kettle was taken from the Famous Sequoyah Salt Springs, located near the Illinois Bayou, north of Scottsville, Pope County, Arkansas.

This plaque dedicated July 4, 1962.