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Historical Markers in Jackson County (includes Pascagoula, Moss Point, Ocean Springs and Gautier)

Jackson County is supposedly named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson. However, since he was not yet famous in 1812 when the county was created, a good case can be made for James Jackson, a Revolutionary War general from Georgia who helped overturn the Yazoo Land Act. No official records exist to clarify.

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  • Historical Markers
    • NorthwestMS >
      • DeSoto County
      • Tate County and Tunica County
    • Northeast >
      • Alcorn County
      • Benton County and Tippah County
      • Chickasaw County and Calhoun County
      • Itawamba County
      • Lee County
      • Marshall County
      • Monroe County
      • Oxford
      • Ole Miss
      • Pontotoc County
      • Prentiss County
      • Tishomingo County
      • Union County
    • East Central >
      • Choctaw County
      • Clay County
      • Clarke County
      • Kemper County
      • Lauderdale County
      • Lowndes County
      • Neshoba County
      • Newton and Jasper Counties
      • Noxubee County
      • Oktibbeha County
      • Scott County and Leake County
      • Smith County
      • Webster County and Winston County
    • Delta >
      • Attala County and Holmes County
      • Bolivar County
      • Carroll County and Montgomery County
      • Coahoma County
      • Grenada County
      • Humphreys County
      • Leflore County
      • Panola County
      • Sharkey and Issaquena
      • Sunflower County
      • Tallahatchie County and Quitman County
      • Washington County
      • Yalobusha County
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      • Jackson
      • Clinton
      • Madison County
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      • Copiah County
      • Simpson County
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    • Blues Trail
    • Civil Rights
    • CountryMusicTrail
    • Mississippi Mound Trail
    • Mississippi Writers Trail
    • Mississippi Central RR Campaign
    • Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway
    • Grierson's Raid
    • Leaders
    • Natchez Trace
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