Mount Jackson
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 38° 44.890 W 078° 38.494
17S E 704955 N 4291472
This town along the Old Valley Pike was named for Andrew Jackson.
Waymark Code: WM12ZJ5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2020
Views: 1
This area was a Native American hunting territory before settlers of European descent arrived early in the 18th century. Fertile land and powerful streams supported an agricultural and milling economy. In 1826 the Virginia General Assembly established the town of Mount Jackson here in a community formerly known as Mount Pleasant. Named for Andrew Jackson, later U.S. president, the town became a regional transportation hub because of the Valley Turnpike, built in the 1830s to improve previous roads, and the Manassas Gap Railroad, extended here in 1859. Union and Confederate troops passed through frequently during the Civil War, and several Confederate hospitals were established here.
Department of Historic Resources, 2017
Marker Number: A 86
Marker Title: Mount Jackson
Marker Location: On US 11 at Depot Street in Mount Jackson
County or Independent City: Shenandoah County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
|