Jacksonburg Public Square

Jacksonburg Public Square is a Michigan historical marker in Jackson, Jackson County, dedicated 1992.

Jackson County · dedicated 1992 · Michigan Ave At Jackson, Jackson

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On March 30, 1830, a commission appointed to choose Jackson County’s seat of government reported: “A territorial road, called the St. Joseph’s road, was last winter laid. . . . Where this road crosses the Grand river . . . a flourishing village is commenced.” Named Jacksonburg, the village was surveyed and platted that year. Residents proclaimed the town the future site of the new state capital. The plat included a public square at the intersection of Jackson Street and the Territorial Road (present-day Michigan Avenue). By the 1880s the square was a bustling business district comprising the county courthouse, the First Congregational Church and three commercial blocks, including the Blackwell Building, now known as the Old Post Office.

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