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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Mississippi capital relocated to Jackson from Natchez. [1] Graveyard established. January: State legislature in session. [2] Town laid out. [3] 1838 - State Library established. [4] 1839 - State House built. [3] Vicksburg -Jackson railway begins operating. [5]
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Jackson, MS. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
The city of Jackson experienced below freezing temperatures including approximately four inches of snow and two inches of sleet in a winter storm that began on Valentine’s Day 2021. The freezing temperatures created a malstrom of issues for the capital city.
1822 - The state capital is moved to Jackson. Built on the site of Lefleur's Bluff, Jackson was one of the first planned cities in the nation. It was named for Major General Andrew Jackson. 1826 - Mississippi College, then Hampstead Academy, is established. 1830-
Jackson, city, capital of Mississippi, U.S. It lies along the Pearl River, in the west-central part of the state, about 180 miles (290 km) north of New Orleans. Jackson is also the coseat (with nearby Raymond) of Hinds county.
Here is a timeline of events: Fewell Plant is built and still operates today. Construction ends for the Ross Barnett Reservoir, Jackson’s largest source of drinking water. When the reservoir gets too high, though, water discharges into the Pearl River, which flows through Jackson.
Jackson is the only city in Mississippi with a population exceeding 100,000 people. Founded in 1821 as new state capital for Mississippi, Jackson is named after General Andrew Jackson, a war hero in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and subsequently the seventh U.S. president.
The Mississippi capital of Jackson gives the third-most 'bang for your buck' of all US metropolises, according to a well-known consumer magazine. Known by its municipal authorities as the 'City with Soul', it was named in 1821 after General Andrew Jackson.
Jackson, Miss., is in a water emergency and residents don't have clean drinking water. The current crisis began last week, when days of torrential rain caused the Pearl River, which runs...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jackson, Mississippi, USA. A special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district was held on May 12, 2015, to fill the term left by the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee.