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Jackson County, Michigan
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Jackson County, named for President Andrew Jackson, is located
in the central/southern portion of Michigan�s Lower Peninsula. In the late
1820�s, settlers from New York moved there. Prior to that, it was inhabited by
Pottawatomi, Shawnee, Kickapoo, Sac and Fox Indians. Horace Blackman is the
father of the county and the city of Jackson, where in 1829, he built the first
log cabin. A township to the north is named for him. Growth began with a
decision to build a walled prison, completed in 1838, at that time the world�s
largest. The Michigan Central Railroad arrived in 1841, escalating growth,
leading to the discovery and production of coal mining. Sandstone was also
discovered in the area, and a diverse economy soon developed around the city of
Jackson, while the outlying areas developing agricultural production in the
areas of corn, oats, onions and potatoes. |
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