Jacksonport State Park

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Historic courthouse and state park listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

Built: c. 1833 (establishment of port town); 1872 (courthouse built)
Areas of significance: Social History
Area: 3.81 acres (historic portion covered by the NRHP listing; the park as a whole is larger)
Date added to NRHP: 1/21/1970
Other designations: U.S. Historic District; Arkansas State Park
Notes: Jacksonport State Park contains Jackson County's original courthouse, as well as other sites from the town's days as a river port. The courthouse was used as such from 1872 to 1892, when a new one was built in Newport. Today the site is a state park and offers campsites, a playground and a pavilion. The old courthouse now contains a museum.

www.arkansasstateparks.com/jacksonport/