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Jackson was located 3.5 miles north of Tipton, Indiana. The village was founded around the building of a saw mill, which operated on steam, by Newton J. Jackson and George Kane in 1851. In 1854, the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad was completed and a train station was built in Jackson. The village grew around the increased number of shipments that were processed at the station. Elijah C. Elliott opened a general store in the village after 1865. Elliott also had a factory that made "staves and heading". By 1914, the railroad station was closed. At that time, a school and church still existed in the village.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Jackson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jackson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is West Central Historic District in Anderson, 6.9 miles away.

Jackson and the nearest listed places

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West Central Historic DistrictWest Eighth Street Historic DistrictAnderson High School WigwamTower HotelCarnegie Public LibraryAnderson Downtown Historic District

Closest to Jackson

West Central Historic DistrictAnderson · District6.9miWest Eighth Street Historic DistrictAnderson · District7.2miAnderson High School WigwamAnderson · Built 19617.4miTower HotelAnderson · Built 19307.6miCarnegie Public LibraryAnderson · Building7.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. West Central Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

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