Gen. Andrew Jackson -- Old Jackson City Hall, Jackson MS
N 32° 17.871 W 090° 10.991
15S E 765246 N 3576936
A statue of War of 1812 hero and US President Andrew Jackson in front of the Jackson City Hall in Jackson, Mississippi, the city named for him
Waymark Code: WMWCYR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2017
Views: 3
This bronze statue of Andrew Jackson occupies a place of honor in a landscaped yet neglected brick and fountain Plaza on the west side of the Old Jackson City Hall building in downtown Jackson, Mississippi.
The statue is placed on a plinth of concrete with a bronze plaque affixed to it as follows:
"ANDREW JACKSON
THE CITY OF JACKSON WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF ANDREW JACKSON
SOLDIER, STATESMAN, AND 7TH PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
Sculptress Katherine Rhyes Speed
Dedicated January 29, 1972"
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Type of memorial: Statue
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