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Originally, the Mississippi state capitol was in the Natchez area, but the state legislature decided they needed a more central location. They decided on Jackson, which had been the site of an important trading post and was also near the Pearl River (major cities back then were often near rivers or oceans, since travel by ship was very common). Jackson was founded in 1821, and named after then-major general (and later US president) Andrew Jackson.

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