33 Facts About Jackson Mississippi

Region that is the city of Jackson Mississippi was historically part of the large territory occupied by the Choctaw Nation.

The area now called Jackson Mississippi was obtained by the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Doak's Stand in 1820, by which the United States acquired the land owned by the Choctaw Native Americans.

Today, most Choctaw in Jackson Mississippi have reorganized and are part of the federally recognized Jackson Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Jackson Mississippi was later elected as the seventh president of the United States.

City of Jackson Mississippi was originally planned, in April 1822, by Peter Aaron Van Dorn in a "checkerboard" pattern advocated by Thomas Jefferson.

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In 1839, the Mississippi Legislature passed the first state law in the U S to permit married women to own and administer their own property.

Jackson Mississippi was connected by public road to Vicksburg and Clinton in 1826.

Jackson Mississippi was first connected by railroad to other cities in 1840.

An 1844 map shows Jackson Mississippi linked by an east–west rail line running between Vicksburg, Raymond, and Brandon.

Unlike Vicksburg, Greenville, and Natchez, Jackson is not located on the Mississippi River, and it did not develop during the antebellum era as those cities did from major river commerce.

On May 13, 1863, Union forces won the first Battle of Jackson Mississippi, forcing Confederate forces to flee northward towards Canton.

The Jackson Mississippi legislature passed the ordinance of secession from the Union on January 9, 1861, there, becoming the second state to secede from the United States.

Jackson Mississippi had considerable insurgent action, as whites struggled to maintain white supremacy.

Jackson Mississippi's won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for her novel, The Optimist's Daughter, and is best known for her novels and short stories.

Jackson Mississippi described the harsh and largely terror-filled life most African Americans experienced in the South and Northern ghettos such as Chicago under segregation in the early 20th century.

Jackson Mississippi had significant growth in the early 20th century, which produced dramatic changes in the city's skyline.

Jackson Mississippi's taught there until 1979 and founded the university's Center for African-American Studies.

Efforts to desegregate Jackson Mississippi facilities began when nine Tougaloo College students tried to read books in the "white only" public library and were arrested.

In June 1966, Jackson was the terminus of the James Meredith March, organized by James Meredith, the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi.

Since 1968, Jackson Mississippi has been the home of Malaco Records, one of the leading record companies for gospel, blues, and soul music in the United States.

On May 15, 1970, Jackson Mississippi police killed two students and wounded twelve at Jackson Mississippi State College after a protest of the Vietnam War included students' overturning and burning some cars.

On June 26, 2011, 49-year-old James Craig Anderson was killed in Jackson Mississippi after being beaten, robbed, and run over by a group of white teenagers.

In 2013, Jackson Mississippi was named as one of the top 10 friendliest cities in the United States by CN Traveler.

Jackson Mississippi is located primarily in northeastern Hinds County, with small portions in Madison and Rankin counties.

Downtown Jackson Mississippi is situated directly on the banks of the Pearl River.

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Jackson Mississippi sits atop the extinct Jackson Mississippi Volcano, located 2, 900 feet underground.

Jackson Mississippi remained a small town for much of the 19th century.

Since then, Jackson Mississippi has steadily seen a decline in its population, while its suburbs have had a boom.

City is home to Cooperation Jackson Mississippi, which is an economic development vehicle for worker-owned cooperative business.

In 1993 Jackson Mississippi had the nation's 12th highest homicide rate among cities with more than 100, 000 residents, according to the FBI.

In 1985, Jackson Mississippi voters opted to replace the three-person mayor-commissioner system with a city council and mayor.

Larger portion of Jackson is part of Mississippi's 2nd congressional district.

Jackson Mississippi's office estimated the cost to fix the roads and water pipes at $750 million to $1 billion.