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Port Jackson

698 Airways Blvd, Jackson, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 37' 5.999988", -88° 51' 13.68"
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Three-quarters of a mile southeast, on the bank of the Forked Deer River was the little river port of Jackson, at first called Alexandria, from which cotton was shipped on flat-boats and small steamboats to Memphis and New Orleans during the early decades of the 19th century.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commision.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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