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A blacksmith by trade, Kentuckian Jackson Smith came to Texas in the 1830s and participated in the War for Independence. He later visited this area as a Republic of Texas scout. In the 1840s, he settled southwest of here in the Gum Creek community. Near there he platted a townsite he called Jacksonville. Smith served as a Confederate officer in the Civil War. In 1872, Jacksonville was moved to its present site along the new railroad.
Smith, Jackson is a historical marker in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9745, -95.2918 near Jacksonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dean, Thomas Jefferson (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jacksonville City, Brown, Judge H.T., and Newton, William Walter, House (Gone).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006955. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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