New Book Chronicles Jackson County’s Past

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - Sept. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series is Jackson County from local authors Patricia Snoblen. The book boasts more than 200 vintage and modern images chronicling the growth and change in this Michigan county.

Michigan was not yet a state in July 1829 when Horace Blackman of Berkshire, New York, arrived in Ann Arbor to visit his friend Jonathan F. Stratton, who advised Blackman to make a location claim in a new county that had just been surveyed west of Washtenaw County. Blackman began traveling with Capt. Alexander Laverty, a woodsman and land surveyor, and Pee-wy-tum, a Native American guide. Along the way, they came to the mouth of the St. Joseph Indian Trail, which crossed the Grand River. The earliest pioneers of Jackson stayed there for the first night at what are now Jackson and Trail Streets. The town was first called Jacksonopolis. Later, it was renamed Jacksonburgh. Finally, in 1838, the town’s name was changed to simply Jackson.

Images of America: Jackson County chronicles the formation and expansion of this Michigan county. By showcasing the history through vintage images, the book hopes that modern readers gain a better understanding of the area’s identity.

Topics discussed in Jackson County include:
•   Main Streets
•   Events and Clubs
•   Work and Life
•   Fun and Amusement
•   Depots
•   People and Places
•   Wars and Militia
•   Tragedies and Disasters

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.  

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com/.