# 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