Jackson (the Mississippi)

History

A first establishment was founded in 1792 per Louis LeFleur, a merchant French-Canadian. At the beginning of the 19th century, the authorities sought a place to establish the capital of the state of the Mississippi. The site of current Jackson was selected in 1821 and baptized in the honor of the seventh US president Andrew Jackson. Peter Van Dorn drew the foregrounds of them. The railroad arrived at Jackson in 1840 what ensured the urban development after the American Civil War. It is during this conflict that the city became a major production center for the states Southerners. May 14th, 1863, the battle of Jackson opposed the troops of the general Ulysses S. Grant to the confederated forces of the general Joseph E. Johnston. The city fell to the hands from the northerners, which opened the road towards the west and led to the Siège of Vicksburg. The discovery of gas layers in the area stimulated the economic growth of the city starting from the Années 1930. It was used as a basis soldier during the Second world war. She knew disorders during the movement of the Civic right in the Années 1960.

Culture

Jackson, the Mississippi (4 ' 29") is a song drawn from the album Kid Rock left in 2003.

Inheritance

Governor' S Mansion , built in 1842, was used as general headquarter in Sherman during the American Civil War.
old the capitole was occupied by the assembly of the State between 1839 and 1903.
the town hall was set up in 1846.

Famous residents

The writer and photographer Eudora Welty were born and lived in Jackson. Richard Wright passed part of its childhood there.

See too

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