page_title: Jackson, Ohio
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Jackson, Ohio / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: HistoricalCollectionsOfOhio1891V2 (find matches) Title: Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State&#160;; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour over It in 1886 V 2 Year: 1891 (1890s) Authors: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893 Subjects: Ohio -- Biography Ohio -- History Ohio -- Local History Ohio -- Description and travel Publisher: Columbus&#160;: Henry Howe &amp; Son View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Miners Tools. Text Appearing After Image: Miller it Tfilli&amp;ms, Phot:, J«cfcs»», 1SS6. Jackson. 239 JACKSON COUNTY. 241 a prisoner. The meeting between them was affecting.In his own simple and artless language: We give the particulars Mrs. Martin s Stoiy.—It was now betterthan a year after I was taken prisoner, whenthe Indians started off to the Scioto salt-springs, near Chillicothe, to make salt, andtook me along with them. Here I got to seeMrs. Martin, that was taken prisoner at the;same time I was, and this was the first time■that I had seen her since we were separatedat the council-house. When she saw me, she-came smiling, and asked me if it was me. Itold her it was. She asked me how I hadbeen. I told her I had been very unwell, forI had had the fever and ague for a long time.So she took me off to a log, and there we satdown&#160;; and she combed my head, and askedme a great many questions about how I lived, and if I didnt want to see my mother andlittle brothers. I told her that I should beglad to see them, but neve Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States approximately 27 mi SE of Chillicothe. The population was 6,397 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: Established in 1817, residents named the town after Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812, and an eventual president of the United States. The community grew slowly, having only 297 inhabitants in 1840. In 1846, Jackson contained four churches, about seven stores, and a single newspaper office. Over the next 40 years, the town grew quickly, attaining a population of 3,021 people in 1880. By 1880, two railroad lines passed through the community, helping to spur economic and population growth. In 1886, two newspaper offices, eight churches, and two banks existed in Jackson. The largest businesses in the town were the Star Furnace Company and the Globe Iron Company, with 30 employees apiece. Both firms used local coal and iron ore deposits to make iron products.
  Jackson continued to grow during the 20th century. Jackson was the county's largest community in 2000, with a population of 6,184 people. This number amounted to roughly 20% of the county's entire population. Today, many locals find employment in a General Mills plant in nearby Wellston, Ohio, which employs more than 1000 people.
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