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History · Jackson

A history of Jackson,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Jackson from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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From Jackson’s archive · credits on each photo

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,401 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,512 to 1,401 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1966.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Jackson yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1910On the road to Canter's CaveLOC
1930s11 items · NewsboysLOC
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Jackson’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOn the road to Canter's Cave, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
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By decade

Jackson, decade by decade

1910s1 item
On the road to Canter's CaveLOCOn the road to Canter's Cave1910
1930s11 items
NewsboysLOCNewsboys1936KidsLOCKids1936Sunday dinnerLOCSunday dinner1936Iron furnaceLOCIron furnace1936Iron furnaceLOCIron furnace1936Grocery windowLOCGrocery window1936Farm Bureau Cooperative AssociationLOCFarm Bureau Cooperative Association1936Street scene, Sunday afternoonLOCStreet scene, Sunday afternoon1936Newsboys admiring sporting goodsLOCNewsboys admiring sporting goods1936Interior of rehabilitation client's houseLOCInterior of rehabilitation client's house1936Interior of rehabilitation client's houseLOCInterior of rehabilitation client's house1936
1940s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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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 Michaels Farm in Liberty, 4.2 miles away.

Jackson and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Jackson. Tap a dot.
Michaels FarmAmbrose Cory HouseMarcus Dana HouseFostoria Downtown Historic DistrictFostoria MausoleumRisingsun Town Hall and Opera House

Closest to Jackson

Michaels FarmLiberty · Building4.2miAmbrose Cory HouseFostoria · Building4.3miMarcus Dana HouseFostoria · Building4.6miFostoria Downtown Historic DistrictFostoria · District4.8miFostoria MausoleumFostoria · Building4.9mi

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. Michaels Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Jackson?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Jackson’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as On the road to Canter's Cave (1910) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Fostoria📜 Risingsun📜 Liberty📜 Scott

From the Library of Congress (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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