Pocahontas, Arkansas

Pocahontas is a city in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. The city is the county seat of Randolph County. This city was named after the Native American princess from Jamestown, Virginia. In fact, there is a statue of her in Overlook Park along the Black River.

Pocahontas, Arkansas in Southern Victory
In 1881, during the Second Mexican War, the town Pocahontas fell to the US Army. The town was the only Confederate town to be taken by the US and remain in their hands during the war.