1821: Franklin Academy, Mississippi’s first free public school, opens in Columbus
Sketch of Franklin Academy
1821: Legislators move seat of government temporarily to Columbia
Stovall Springs Hotel Desk
Image: Desk from the Stovall Springs Hotel, government meeting place in Columbia.
1821: Jackson established as state capital
Map of Jackson, 1822
Charged with determining the site for the state capital, Thomas Hinds, William Lattimore, and Peter Van Dorn recommended LeFleur’s Bluff on Pearl River. The Legislature ordered the three commissioners to survey the new city, named after General Andrew Jackson.
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