[1] Today the structure displays items of cultural and historical significance and hosts the park's Visitor Center.

Skirmishes throughout the region caused havoc for residents, but a slow recovery began to take place following the war.

The Lawrence County judiciary chose to split in 1887, allowing court to be held in Walnut Ridge and Powhatan.

US Route 63 (US 63) was rerouted to bypass Powhatan in the 1950s with the building of the new bridge spanning the Black River, and all county government moved to Walnut Ridge in 1968.

[7] The jail, located a short walk from the courthouse, is a small single-story limestone and concrete structure with a hip roof that has a cupola-like raised central section to provide ventilation.

[8] This is a single-story brick building, standing at a historically major street corner in Powhatan.