Jackson, KY

Jackson is a city located in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,527. The metropolitan area has a population of 158,746. It is one of two principal cities in Kentucky designated as first-class cities by the Kentucky General Assembly; the other is Louisville.

Jackson was founded on May 1, 1798 by General James Robertson and Colonel John Floyd as Fort Henry. It was named for Andrew Jackson, then United States Senator from Tennessee and future seventh president of the United States. The fort served as a waypoint for traders travelling between Louisville and Nashville on the Cumberland Road (now U.S. Route 31). In 1818, during Indian Removal, Jackson became home to an encampment of Cherokee Indians led by Chief William Rogers who were relocated from their homeland in present-day Georgia to what would become Oklahoma Territory following passage of the Indian Removal Act by Congress in 1830.

In 1832, after years of litigation over land titles in what would become Jackson County, Judge John Overton declared that all land within Jackson's corporate limits belonged to James Robertson (the fort's namesake) and his heirs-in-law pursuant to an agreement Robertson had made with Colonel John Floyd nearly two centuries earlier while they were serving together in Spain's army during the American Revolutionary War; this ruling effectively ended any legal disputes over land titles within Jackson's corporate limits and paved the way for rapid growth and development within town limits during ensuing decades.(see History section below)

The first railroad line reached Jackson on October 25th 1853 when it was connected to Louisville via trackage rights over what would later become known as The Big Four Bridge across Horse Creek just north of downtown.(see Transportation section below)

In 1863 Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg occupied much of eastern Kentucky including Jackson before being driven out by Union troops under General George H. Thomas less than three months later at Battle Of Perryville near present day Elizabethtown.(see Civil War section below)

On January 1st 1870, following passage by state legislatureof an act authorizing municipal incorporation(see History section below), citizens elected a board consistingof five members who then selected Jeptha Dickson(a former mayor of Louisville) as city's first mayor.(see City Government section below)

The early years saw steady growth with new businesses opening their doors and residents flocking to town looking for opportunity.( see Economy & Businesses section below ) However ,the Great Depression hit hard especially hard here in Jackson where many small businesses went out-of-business leaving many residents unemployed or underemployed.( see Economy & Businessessectionbelow ) But through it all ,the people here have always come together to support each other through good times and bad .( see Community spiritsectionbelow )

Today , Jackson continues its tradition as one of America's fastest growing cities with continued investment in both public infrastructureand private sector businesses creating jobs for locals and attracting new residents from around the country.( see Economic Developmentsectionbelow )