GeoByte1:Jackson, Mississippi, was named for General Andrew Jackson, hero of the War of 1812 and the 7th president of the United States.
GeoByte2:Sometimes called the "Crossroads of the South," Jackson is the largest city in Mississippi and a center of commerce, industry and transportation.
GeoByte3:Jackson was one of many cities in Mississippi where Civil War battles were fought. More than 80,000 men from Mississippi fought in the Confederate army.
GeoByte4:This area was the home of Choctaw Indians before the arrival of French settlers in the early 1700s.
GeoByte5:Northern forces invaded the Confederate city of Jackson four times during the American Civil War.
GeoByte6:In 1863, during the Civil War, Union general William T. Sherman burned down much of Jackson.
