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Local HistoryIn July 1827, Horace Blackman built his log cabin here; while he was back in New York State that winter, to get his relatives, surveyors laying out a territorial road (now US-12), stayed at his cabin and recorded the location as Jacksonburgh, for President Andrew Jackson. First platted by Jonathan F. Stratton in 1830, changed to Jacksonopolis on August 6, 1835, with Daniel Coleman as postmaster, and to Jackson on December 8, 1838; it became the county seat in 1833. Incorporated as a village in 1843 and as a city in 1857. Jackson Mining CompanyA group of men from Jackson made the first try to mine iron ore discovered by Douglass Houghton. The group formed the Jackson Mining Company, even though they did know much about mining nor about the land where the minerals were found. At Sault they met Tipo-Keso, an Ojibwa woman. She told the greenhorns about a mountain of mineral ore near her uncle's camp on Teal Lake. They went to the camp and were met by her uncle, Marji-Gesick, who entertained them. The next day Marji-Gesick led them to the area of the mountain of ore. Under the roots of a big pine tree which had fallen down they found some bright iron ore. Today the city of Negaunee is near that spot.
Members of the Jackson Mining Company found bright iron ore under the roots of this old tree. (Courtesy of Michigan State Archives)
The Jackson mine proved that the Upper Peninsula had high quality iron ore and attracted the attention of people far and wide. The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is now located nearby. Jackson
Mining Company information from excerpts of
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