Timeline of Jackson, Mississippi

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

19th century

 * 1821
 * Mississippi capital relocated to Jackson from Natchez.
 * Graveyard established.
 * 1822
 * January: State legislature in session.
 * Town laid out.
 * 1838 - State Library established.
 * 1839 - State House built.
 * 1840
 * Vicksburg-Jackson railway begins operating.
 * Jackson chartered as a city.
 * Penitentiary built.
 * 1842
 * James H. Boyd becomes mayor.
 * Governor's mansion built.
 * 1845 - College opens in Eagle Hotel.
 * 1846
 * City Hall built.
 * St. Peter's church dedicated.
 * 1847 - Mississippi Institute for the Blind founded.
 * 1858 - New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad in operation.
 * 1861
 * January 7: Secession Convention begins.
 * City becomes Confederate capital of Mississippi.
 * Confederate House (hotel) built.
 * Christy's Minstrels makes its annual visit.
 * 1863
 * May 14: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi; Union Army takes city.
 * July 5–25: Siege of Jackson.
 * 1864 - July 2–10: Occupation of Jackson by Union Army.
 * 1866 - Daily Clarion newspaper begins publication.
 * 1867
 * City charter revised.
 * Beth Israel Synagogue built.
 * 1868
 * Black and Tan Convention held.
 * Colored Citizen’s Monthly begins publication.
 * 1869
 * Mississippi State Fair begins.
 * Tougaloo College established near Jackson.
 * 1870
 * People's Journal begins publication.
 * Mississippi Penitentiary Library established.
 * 1882 - Natchez-Jackson railway begins operating.
 * 1883 - Jackson College for Negroes in operation.
 * 1885 - Yazoo City-Jackson railway begins operating.
 * 1890
 * Constitutional Convention held.
 * Population: 5,920.
 * 1891 - Confederate monument unveiled.
 * 1892
 * Millsaps College opens.
 * Jackson Evening News begins publication.
 * 1894 - Belhaven College for Young Ladies chartered.
 * 1898 - Campbell College relocated to Jackson from Vicksburg.

20th century

 * 1900
 * Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle dedicated.
 * Population: 7,816.
 * 1901 - Century Theatre opens.
 * 1902
 * Mississippi Department of Archives and History and State Museum headquartered in city.
 * Art Study Club founded.
 * Population: 7,816.
 * 1903 - Mississippi State Capitol building constructed.
 * 1906 - YMCA organised locally
 * 1910 - Population: 21,262.
 * 1911 - Mississippi Art Association formed.
 * 1914 - Country Club of Jackson organized.
 * 1919 - Jackson Zoo opens.
 * 1920 - The Clarion-Ledger newspaper in publication.
 * 1920s - NAACP Jackson branch established.
 * 1923 - Edwards Hotel built.
 * 1925 - Woodrow Wilson Bridge built.
 * 1926
 * Mississippi Library Commission headquartered in Jackson.
 * Glendale Methodist Church established.
 * 1927 - Municipal Clubhouse Art Gallery opens (approximate date).
 * 1929 - WJDX radio begins broadcasting.
 * 1930
 * Hinds County Courthouse built.
 * Population: 48,282.
 * 1938 - WSLI radio begins broadcasting.
 * 1939
 * Jackson Advocate newspaper begins publication.
 * Pix Theatre built.
 * 1940 - Population: 62,107.
 * 1943 - Alamo Theater built.
 * 1944 - Summers Hotel in business.
 * 1945 - Jackson Photographic Society founded.
 * 1947
 * Radio Service Company in business (approximate date).
 * Mississippi Progressive Voters' League headquartered in city (approximate date).
 * 1949 - Allen C. Thompson becomes mayor.
 * 1950
 * Trumpet Records in business.
 * Population: 98,271.
 * 1953 - WLBT-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
 * 1954 - WJTV (television) begins broadcasting.
 * 1955
 * University of Mississippi Medical Center opens.
 * Ace Records in business.
 * 1960 - Population: 144,422.
 * 1961 - Freedom Rides begin.
 * 1962
 * Jackson Veterans Administration Hospital opens.
 * Council of Federated Organizations headquartered in city.
 * Mississippi Coliseum built.
 * 1963
 * May 28: Woolworth sit-in.
 * June 12: Medgar Evers assassinated.
 * 1966
 * June 26: March Against Fear arrives from Memphis.
 * Subway Lounge opens.
 * 1967 - Malaco recording studio in business.
 * 1970
 * May 14: Jackson State killings.
 * Public schools desegregated.
 * Hinds Community College campus opens.
 * Population: 153,968.
 * 1970s - Queen of Hearts music club opens.
 * 1975
 * Jackson Mets baseball team relocates to Jackson.
 * Smith–Wills Stadium opens.
 * Lemuria Books in business.
 * 1976 - Jackson Camellia Society founded.
 * 1977 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson established.
 * 1978 - Southern Coalition for Educational Equity headquartered in city.
 * 1979 - April: Flood.
 * 1980 - Population: 202,895.
 * 1983 - Dons nightclub in business.
 * 1984 - Methodist WellsFest begins.
 * 1985 - City adopts mayor-council form of government.
 * 1989 - J. Kane Ditto becomes mayor.
 * 1990
 * 100 Black Men of Jackson (nonprofit organization) founded.
 * Population: 196,637.
 * 1991 - Garden Club of Jackson organized.
 * 1997 - Harvey Johnson, Jr. becomes mayor.
 * 1999 - City website online.

21st century

 * 2000
 * Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life founded.
 * Population: 184,256.
 * 2002
 * Jackson Free Press begins publication.
 * Jackson Senators baseball team formed.
 * 2005
 * Frank Melton becomes mayor.
 * Mississippi Children's Museum opens (December 4, 2005).
 * 2006 - Eudora Welty House museum opens.
 * 2008 - Mississippi Black Leadership Summit begins.
 * 2009
 * Leslie B. McLemore becomes mayor, succeeded by Harvey Johnson, Jr.
 * Gregg Harper becomes U.S. representative for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district.
 * 2010
 * The Help (movie) filmed in Jackson.
 * Population: 173,514.
 * 2012 - Population Est.: 175,437
 * 2013 - Chokwe Lumumba becomes mayor.
 * 2014
 * Charles Tillman becomes interim mayor.
 * Tony Yarber elected mayor April 22.
 * 2020 - State Flag is replaced