Under the Oaks
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N 42° 14.634 W 084° 24.971
16T E 713173 N 4680089
Located on the north side of West Franklin Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Streetside parking available.
Waymark Code: WM16WD
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2007
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On July 6, 1854, a state convention of antislavery men was held in Jackson to found a new political party. Uncle Tom's Cabin had been published two years earlier, causing increased resentment against slavery, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of May 1854, threatened to make slave states out of previously free territories. Since the convention day was hot and the huge crowd could not be accommodated in the hall, the meeting adjourned to an oak grove on "Morgan's Forty" on the outskirts of the town. Here a state-wide slate of candidates was selected, and the Republican party was born. Winning an overwhelming victory in the elections of 1854, the Republican party went on to dominate national politics throughout the nineteenth century.
Historical Date: 07/06/1854
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: State Site #015
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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