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Byram is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,489 as of the 2010 census, up from 7,386 at the 2000 census, at which time it was an unincorporated census-designated place. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wikipedia
First incorporation: 1870
Second incorporation: June 16, 2009
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and is just one of two county seats of Hinds County. Named after General Andrew Jackson, it was established 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 gas boom in the 1920s, and also it's nicknamed "The City with Soul."
The Jackson market has a populace 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 live in a number of Native-American towns in the state.
The initial European settler was Louis LeFleur, and Jackson was originally called LeFleur's Bluff. In 1821, a state-commissioned summary stated LeFleur's Bluff was a beautiful location and had plenty of water and timber and access to the Natchez Trail. The site then ended up being the seat of state government. It was mapped in 1822 in a grid pattern, and also city blocks include numerous parks. The railway was built through Jackson in 1840, which stimulated development after the War Between the States.
Jackson was a manufacturing center for the Confederacy during the War Between the States, making it a target of Union troops in 1863. Considering that the city was destroyed, few antebellum structures have endured. However, the Governor's Mansion, the Old Capitol, as well as the Jackson City Hall remain.
After the War Between the States, financial recuperation was slow. Mule-drawn streetcars ended up being electrical in 1899. A new capitol building was constructed 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 for her, and also her house is a National Historic Site. Jackson experienced a boom in the early 20th century, and a new Union Terminal was built. The King Edward Hotel opened in 1923 and 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 resulting in another boom that minimized the impacts of the Great Depression. This sector trailed off in 1955.
Throughout Mississippi's extensive Prohibition, alcohol consumption and also gaming flourished across the river in Flowood's Gold Coast. Those businesses closed down when Mississippi legalized alcohol in 1966. The state allowed riverboat gambling in 1990, and also many gambling establishments have actually opened.
Hawkins Field became a crucial U.S. Military airbase in World War Two, containing the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School after Nazi Germany overwhelmed 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 first African American to register at the University of Mississippi. The first lung transplant occurred at the University of Mississippi Medical Facility in 1963. Malaco Records calls Jackson its home base and also is a leader in gospel, blues, and soul. Paul Simon tape-recorded at Malaco in 1973.
Harvey Johnson, Jr. became Jackson's first African-American mayor in 1997, and he was a champion 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 also some areas 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 an overall landmass of 113.2 square miles and is drained by the Big Black as well as Pearl Rivers.
Jackson rests on top of a dead volcano that's 2,900 feet below the earth. The buried peak is under the Mississippi Coliseum. Jackson-Evers International Airport has continuous service to 6 cities.
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