Jackson in Clarke County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Jackson

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

1. Jackson Marker

Inscription. First village called Republicville. Town laid out in 1815 by Pine Level Land Company and named Pine Level. Incorporated 1816 and renamed Jackson for General Andrew Jackson. First commissioners, David Taylor, David White, Reuben Saffold, Peregrin F. Bayard, Benjamin I. Bedell. Progressive business, commercial, industrial, educational and religious center.

Erected 1976 by the Clarke County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 31° 30.466′ N, 87° 53.755′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Alabama, in Clarke County. It is at the intersection of Commerce Street (Alabama Route 177) and Magnolia Drive, on the right when traveling west on Commerce Street. Located in front of the James E. Arrington City Hall Complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 Commerce Street, Jackson AL 36545, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: City of Jackson (here, next to this marker); CSA Brooke Cannon S-96 (here, next to this marker); The Clarke County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Allman Brothers Band Arrested in Jackson (approx. ¼ mile away); First District Agricultural College and Experiment Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kimbell House (approx. 1½ miles away); Jackson Prisoner of War Camp (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Taylor House (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Alabama article on Jackson, Alabama. (Submitted on February 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Jackson Marker in front of Jackson City Hall. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

2. Jackson Marker in front of Jackson City Hall.

The view east on Commerce Street with marker on left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 25, 2017

3. The view east on Commerce Street with marker on left.

Portrait of General Andrew Jackson by Ralph E. W. Earl, (c.1837) image. Click for full size.

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4. Portrait of General Andrew Jackson by Ralph E. W. Earl, (c.1837)

Namesake of City of Jackson

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.