Hinds County
Population: 5920 in 1890
7816 in 1900
21923 in 1910
22817 in 1920
Town incorporated: 12-1822
Post office: 4-14-1817 to present
Railroads: Clinton &
Vicksburg- Vicksburg & Jackson- Jackson
& Brandon RR & Bridge Co- Southern RR of MS- V&M-
A&V- Y&MV-
IC- ICG- Midsouth- KCS
NJ&C- Y&MV-
IC- ICG
NOJ&GN- CStL&NO- IC- ICG-
IC- CN
J&E- GM&N-
GM&O- ICG
NOGN- GM&N-
GM&O- ICG
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IC Next Town North- Asylum
A&V Next Town East- Pearson
J&E-GM&N Next Town East- Capitol
Yard
IC Milepost 729.0
(from Chicago)
IC Old Milepost 182.97
(from New Orleans)
A&V Milepost 95.8
(from Meridian)
NOGN Milepost 185.6
(from New Orleans, LA)
J&E-GM&N Milepost 73.9
(from Union, Miss.)
IC & NOGN Next Town South- Nogan
Y&MV Next Town Southwest- Gowdey
A&V Next Town West- West Jackson
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soil survey map
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1964 USGS topo map
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY -
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1937 Witbeck photo of the south end of the Illinois Central depot. You
can see the former A&V trackage at street level at left. |
1979 view of IC Station. |
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1894 view of old Union Station which sat where later Illinois Central
depot was later built. |
1990 |
Another great shot of the old Union Station. Streetcar tracks up
Capital Street cross the IC tracks at grade in foreground. |
1990 view of IC station. |
1990 |
Witbeck view of station area at Jackson showing IC freighthouse at
right and a freight train from North Jackson yard swinging onto A&V
connection in the distance in August 1940. |
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Bill Witbeck took many photos from the King Edward Hotel in Jackson
over the years. This view from about 1940 looks north and shows the
station area quite well. |
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Former GM&O depot at Jackson on June 10, 1990.
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Former GM&O depot at Jackson was built in 1925. It served as
offices for the Mississippi Dept of Archives & History by 1990.
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1964 Profile Mick Nussbaum
Collection
Click for larger version
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