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Mississippi capital relocated to Jackson from Natchez. [1] Graveyard established. 1822 January: State legislature in session. [2] Town laid out. [3] 1838 - State Library established. [4] 1839 - State House built. [3] 1840 Vicksburg-Jackson railway begins operating. [5] Jackson chartered as a city. [3] Penitentiary built. [6] 1842 James H. Boyd ...
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. [4]
Pages in category "History of Jackson, Mississippi" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Timeline of Jackson, Mississippi; J. 1996 Jackson ...
The post of Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, was begun in 1834 and was originally referred to as "President of Selectmen" before being changed to "Mayor". Harvey Johnson Jr. elected in 1997 became the city's first black mayor. All of the mayors since have also been African American. The following individuals have held the office:
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Mississippi that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
A History of Mississippi 2 vols. (1973), thorough coverage by scholars; Mitchell, Dennis J., A New History of Mississippi (2014) Ownby, Ted et al. eds. The Mississippi Encyclopedia (2017) Sansing, David G. Making Haste Slowly: The Troubled History of Higher Education in Mississippi (University Press of Mississippi, 2004) Skates, John Ray.
It is one of the oldest homes in the Pearl River Valley and was built by Reverend John Ford. It was the site of two early Mississippi Methodist Conferences (1814 and 1818). Bishop William McKendree and General Andrew Jackson also stayed at the house. It was also the site of the Pearl River Convention in 1816 which sent a delegate to Washington ...
Natchez to New Orleans: Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River by A. Persac (1858) showing cotton plantations of Mississippi along the Mississippi River, Natchez to state line 1860 US census, Mississippi, number of slaves per enslaver Former slave quarters at Jefferson Davis' plantation Brierfield in Mississippi, drawn by A.R. Waud, etching published 1866 in Harper's Weekly