Jackson’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Jackson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusThere are some other places named Jackson in Wisconsin. Jackson is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,141 at the 2020 census, up from 1,003 at the 2010 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,003 to 1,141 (+14%). Half of its homes were built before 1985.
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.
Start Jackson’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jackson’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo3 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewKoepsel House: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Jackson
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Jackson, decade by decade
2000
unknown3 items
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Koepsel House and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.