Jackson was founded on July 3, 1827 by its first pioneer Horace Blackman. Horace Blackman was accompanied by Alexander Laverty, a land surveyor, and an Indian guide crossed the grand river and made camp for the night at what is now Trail and S. Jackson Street. Blackman returned to Ann Arbor and then Monroe to register his claim for 160 acres at two dollars an acre. Blackman returned to Jackson in August, 1829, with his brother Russell. Together they cleared land and built a cabin, built on the corner of what would become Ingham and Trail streets. When Blackman returned with the first wave of settlers, upon arrival, they saw a scenic landscape consisting of rolling hills and numerous amounts of lakes. The town was first called Jacksonburg, but in 1838 was changed to simply Jackson. The town, Jackson, was known by at least three different names according to Michigan Place Names. The town was first named Jacksonburgh, after President Andrew Jackson, then when the first post office was established in 1830, the name was changed to Jacksonopolis on August 6, 1835. Finally, on December 8, 1838 it received its permanent name of Jackson. The town became the county seat in 1833, was incorporated as a Village in 1843, and then became a city in 1857. There is a city park named for him.
Jackson was founded on July 3, 1827 by its first pioneer Horace Blackman. Horace Blackman was accompanied by Alexander Laverty, a land surveyor, and an Indian guide crossed the grand river and made camp for the night at what is now Trail and S. Jackson Street. Blackman returned to Ann Arbor and then Monroe to register his claim for 160 acres at two dollars an acre. Blackman returned to Jackson in August, 1829, with his brother Russell. Together they cleared land and built a cabin, built on the corner of what would become Ingham and Trail streets. When Blackman returned with the first wave of settlers, upon arrival, they saw a scenic landscape consisting of rolling hills and numerous amounts of lakes. The town was first called Jacksonburg, but in 1838 was changed to simply Jackson. The town, Jackson, was known by at least three different names according to Michigan Place Names. The town was first named Jacksonburgh, after President Andrew Jackson, then when the first post office was established in 1830, the name was changed to Jacksonopolis on August 6, 1835. Finally, on December 8, 1838 it received its permanent name of Jackson. The town became the county seat in 1833, was incorporated as a Village in 1843, and then became a city in 1857. There is a city park named for him.
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