Place:Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Watchers
Larger map


NameMount Jackson
Alt namesMt. Jacksonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates38.75°N 78.637°W
Located inShenandoah, Virginia, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Saint Marys Pine Church Cemetery
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Mount Jackson is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,994 at the 2010 census.

For highway travelers passing by, Mount Jackson is easily identified from I-81 exit 273 by the water tower painted as a basket of apples, which was recently repainted. For those exploring off the highway, the town has history as a commercial and railroad hub in the region, with rich Civil War heritage and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[edit]

History

History of Mount Jackson at the Official Mount Jackson website.

[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Mount Jackson, Virginia. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Mount_Jackson%2C_Shenandoah%2C_Virginia%2C_United_States"