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March 5, 1986 [ 1] The Mississippi State Capitol or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old statehouse in 1903. Located in Jackson, it was designated as a Mississippi Landmark in 1986, a National Historic Landmark in 2016 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. [4]
From 1839 until 1903, as Mississippi's statehouse, the old capitol was the site of several historical legislative events: [ 5] Passage of the Married Women's Property Act, the first law in any state to allow married women to independently own property, in 1839. [ 7] Passage of an ordinance of secession in 1861. Constitutional Convention of 1865.
Jackson is celebrating 200 years since its founding as Mississippi's permanent capital. State leaders wanted a capital that was more central. 200 years ago, Jackson became Mississippi's capital city.
Released in 2002. Lists of United States state symbols. Mississippi ( / ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi / ⓘ MISS-ə-SIH-pee) [ 6] is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest.
Mississippi was a stronghold of Jacksonian democracy, which glorified the independent farmer; the legislature named the state capital in Andrew Jackson's honor. Corruption and land speculation caused a severe blow to state credit in the years preceding the Civil War.
This was the last Mississippi Legislature session held in the Old Mississippi State Capitol, as the state government moved to the new and current state capitol in September 1903. [5] The term officially ended when members were sworn in for the 1904–1908 session on January 5, 1904. [7]
This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals. Washington, D.C. has been the federal capital of the United States since 1800. Each U.S. state has its own capital city, as do many of its insular areas.