Jackson
Abolitionists In Jackson
Jackson, MI
In the 1830s-50s, a strong antislavery presence grew in Jackson.
Austin Blair
Jackson, MI
For over a half century, Civil War governor Austin Blair (1818-1894) was a resident of this city.
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn, MI
Thirteen lay members founded the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn in 1838.
Brooklyn's Founder
Brooklyn, MI
This village was founded by the Reverend Calvin Swain who filed the first land claim on June 16, 1832.
Camp Blair
Jackson, MI
During the Civil War (1861-1865) one of Michigan’s military headquarters was in Jackson.
Ella Sharp Museum
Jackson, MI
In 1855 Abraham Wing purchased this farm for his widowed daughter Mary.
First Baptist Church
Jackson, MI
In 1834 thirteen Jackson pioneers established the Barry-Jackson Baptist Church in Sandstone Township.
First Congregational Church
Jackson, MI
This monumental Romanesque Revival church was erected in 1859 according to plans by architect Horatio N. White of Syracuse, New York.
First State Prison
Jackson, MI
This was the original site of Michigan’s first state prison, approved by the legislature in 1838.
First Universalist Church
Concord, MI
This Gothic Revival church was built in 1866 according to plans submitted by James and Russell Hungerford and James Dodge, members of the...
First Universalist Church
Clark Lake, MI
Liberty Township was organized in 1837.
Huron Potawatomi Village
Spring Arbor Township, MI
As early as 1825 large numbers of Potawatomi encamped at this location.
Jackson Poor Farm
Jackson, MI
In the nineteenth century, Michigan’s counties began to establish “poor farms” to care for indigent people.
Jacksonburg Public Square
Jackson, MI
On March 30, 1830, a commission appointed to choose Jackson County’s seat of government reported: “A territorial road, called the St....
Mc Cain School
Jackson, MI
This typical one-room schoolhouse was built for School District No. 2 of Summit Township in the 1880s.
Meridian-Base Line Initial Point
Pleasant Lake, MI
The 1785 Land Ordinance organized the system of surveying land in regular square six-mile units called townships and square one-mile...
Michigan Central Railroad Depot
Grass Lake, MI
Grass Lake’s first railroad depot opened in 1842 when the Michigan Central line reached Jackson.
Michigan Central Railroad Depots
Jackson, MI
In the nineteenth century Jackson's central location in Michigan developed the city into a prominent rail hub.
Paddock-Hubbard House
Concord, MI
In 1843 New York natives Alfred and Ruth Paddock migrated to Concord Township.
St. John's Church
Jackson, MI
Constructed in 1857, St. John’s is the oldest Catholic Church in Jackson and was the only church of this denomination in the city until...
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
Jackson, MI
In 1880 Bishop Casper Henry Borgess of the Detroit Diocese approved the establishment of a second Catholic parish in the city of Jackson.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Jackson, MI
On December 8, 1838, the founders of St. Paul’s Parish met and began the task of drafting the Articles of Organization for a “new...
The Jackson Area
Jackson, MI
The pioneers in the 1830s, by the tens of thousands, traveled west over the Territorial Road (roughly parallel to I-94).
Under the Oaks
Jackson, MI
On July 6, 1854, a state convention of antislavery men was held in Jackson to found a new political party.