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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.
Welcome to Jackson, Mississippi! Our vast culinary offerings, music, literature and art, museums, and historical sites - many of which help shape the culture of the United States - are only a few reflections of the soul of Jacksonians. Memorial Day for the Family in Jxn.
Shopping and Art Galleries. Sports and Recreation. Home. Things to Do. Things to Do. Jackson features nearly two-dozen interactive museums focusing on sports, agriculture, science, history, aviation, art, music, and civil rights. With numerous historical markers on the Freedom Trail, Blues Trail, and Writer’s Trailand theInternational Museum ...
- Founding and antebellum period (to 1860) Located on the historic Natchez Trace trade route, created by Native Americans and used by European American settlers, and on the Pearl River, the city's first European American settler was Louis LeFleur, a French-Canadian trader.
- American Civil War. Despite its small population, during the Civil War, Jackson became a strategic center of manufacturing for the Confederacy. In 1863, during the military campaign which ended in the capture of Vicksburg, Union forces captured Jackson during two battles—once before the fall of Vicksburg and once after the fall of Vicksburg.
- Reconstruction. During Reconstruction, African Americans were granted civil rights. Schools were established and African Americans held political offices.
- Post-Reconstruction. Democrats regained control of the state legislature in 1876. The constitutional convention of 1890, which produced Mississippi's Constitution of 1890, was held at the capitol.
- The extraordinary Capitol building.
- The sun setting over LeFleurs Bluff.
- The Greek Revival-style Mississippi Governor's Mansion.
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral and the Old State Capitol building at dusk.
4 days ago · 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.
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Jackson is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, down from 173,514 at the 2010 census.
