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1920s - NAACP Jackson branch established. [21] 1923 - Edwards Hotel built. [9] 1925 - Woodrow Wilson Bridge built. 1926 Mississippi Library Commission headquartered in Jackson. [22] Glendale Methodist Church established. [23] 1927 - Municipal Clubhouse Art Gallery opens (approximate date). [6] 1929 - WJDX radio begins broadcasting. [24] 1930
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 ...
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]
View history; General ... Timeline of Jackson, Mississippi; References ... Jackson/A Special Kind of Place. Jackson, MS: City of Jackson, 1977. LCCN 77-081145.
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.
Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. The area that is now Mississippi was originally inhabited by Native Americans . The city of Natchez was first established by French Colonists in 1716, and is one of the oldest and most historically important European settlements on the ...
Date listed Date removed Location City or town Description 1: Clare T. Clark House: December 20, 1991 (#91001785) July 16, 2008: 1709 Beach Boulevard: Pascagoula: Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 [8] 2: Cottage by the Sea Tavern: December 20, 1991 (#91001789) July 16, 2008: 1205 Beach Boulevard: Pascagoula
The Battle of Jackson was fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign during the American Civil War. After entering the state of Mississippi in late April 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union Army moved his force inland to strike at the strategic Mississippi River town of Vicksburg, Mississippi .