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Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 25,216 at the 2010 United States Census. Wikipedia
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and also is one of 2 county seats of Hinds County. Named after General Andrew Jackson, it was developed in 1821 to be the state capital. After the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863, General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union forces over-ran Jackson and destroyed it. There was a natural gas boom in the 1920s, and also it's nicknamed "The City with Soul."
The Jackson area has a population of 579,332. It belonged to the Choctaw nation at one time. Mississippi Choctaw are now part of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and also reside in a number of Native-American towns in the state.
The very first European settler was Louis LeFleur, and Jackson was initially known as LeFleur's Bluff. In 1821, a state-commissioned report stated LeFleur's Bluff was an attractive location and also had lots of water and also trees and access to the Natchez Trail. The site after that came to be the seat of state government. It was mapped in 1822 in a grid pattern, and city blocks contain many parks. The railway went through Jackson in 1840, which triggered development after the Civil War.
Jackson was a manufacturing facility for the Confederacy throughout the Civil War, making it a target of Union forces in 1863. Given that the city was ruined, few antebellum structures have endured. Nevertheless, the Governor's Mansion, the Old Capitol, as well as the Jackson City Hall continue to be.
After the War Between the States, economic recovery was slow-moving. Mule-drawn streetcars became electrical in 1899. A new capitol building was built in 1903.
Born in Jackson in 1909, writer Eudora Welty won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for, "The Optimist's Daughter." The Jackson Public Library was named after her, and her house is a National Historic Site. Jackson experienced a growth explosion in the very early 20th century, and a brand-new Union Terminal was built. The King Edward Hotel opened up in 1923 and also was a center for prominent occasions. The 1919 Standard Life Building established the record for the biggest reinforced concrete structure at the time.
Natural gas fields were discovered in 1930 leading to an additional boom that reduced the results of the Great Depression. This sector trailed off in 1955.
During Mississippi's extensive Prohibition, drinking and gambling flourished across the river in Flowood's Gold Coast. Those businesses shut down when Mississippi legalized alcohol in 1966. The state allowed riverboat betting in 1990, and also several gambling enterprises have opened up.
Hawkins Field ended up being a vital United States Army airbase in World War Two, housing the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School after Nazi Germany overran the Netherlands.
Jackson was a crucial center of civil liberties protests in the '60s and also was the terminus of the James Meredith March. Meredith was the very first African American to register at the U of Mississippi. The very first lung transplant took place at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1963. Malaco Records calls Jackson home and is a leader in gospel, blues, and soul. Paul Simon recorded at Malaco in 1973.
Harvey Johnson, Jr. became Jackson's very first African-American mayor in 1997, and he was a champ for the Convention Center. Jackson was denoted as one of the 10 friendliest cities in the USA in 2013.
Jackson is in Hinds County and some parts of Madison as well as Rankin counties. The eastern boundary is the Pearl River. It's bordered on the north by Ridgeland, on the east by Flowood as well as Richland, the south by Byram and the west by Clinton. It has a total landmass of 113.2 square miles and also is drained by the Big Black and also Pearl Rivers.
Jackson rests on top of an extinct volcano that's 2,900 feet below ground. The buried peak is under the Mississippi Coliseum. Jackson-Evers International Airport has continuous service to 6 cities.
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