Mount Jackson bicentennial parade and museum loan planned
Mount Jackson marks 200th birthday with a three day bicentennial featuring a large parade at least 53 booths fireworks and a Sunday worship service supported by Mohawk area churches A Battery B monument from Gettysburg will be loaned to a local museum while a new stone replaces the old marker in 2013 Residents recall the town lineage dating to the 1790s and note the blinker light at town center as a symbol of the community in this historic long form feature.
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Tom Kephart
Beeneeae
John Long
Battery B
Gettysburg
Long
Mount Jackson
First trades and shops define early village growth
Outside the village, churches and schools lead, with George Eckles noted as the first blacksmith and Derringer’s a long-remembered shop. Joseph Hughes opened the first wagon shop, Benjamin Wells the first shoemaker, and a tavern operated in a home as the town formed its early business ecosystem. Miller's remains as a surviving trace of those days.
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George Eckles
Bob Kenny
Derringer
Joseph Hughes
Benjamin Wells
Miller’s
Mount Jackson Bicentennial Celebration Schedule
Mount Jackson hosts a three day festival with noon contests raffles and food Friday events include musical acts Belita Rubante Wayne Anderson Echo Valley Tom Walker Family singers and Lawrence County Community Band A Saturday parade Civil War battle rock acts Dog OK Jimmy Gregory indie and alt bands ending with fireworks Sunday features worship service picnic barbecue and a memorabilia tent All proceeds fund Mount Jackson Museum construction Free admission and local concessions.
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Belita Rubante
Wayne Anderson
Alex Leslie
Echo Valley
Anderson
Lawrence County
Mike Palladino
Jimmy Gregory
Jonny Locomotive
the Engineers
Coleville
the Shortfuse
Mount Jackson Museum
Beaver Township
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Longtime residents recall life around Mount Jackson area
Delta Stoner recalls Westfield Church ties and pioneer roots in North Beaver Township. Tales span McClelland Farm on McClelland Road listed on the National Register, 1848 homestead, and generations across Clark Acres and Westfield Church. Kenny reflects on 63 years here and local farming history shaping a peaceful community.
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Nesbit
Shiderly
Henry
Mount Jackson
North Beaver Consolidated School System
Route 317
Wes
Beaver Township
Kenny
Harry McCurry
Kenny Farms
Petersburg Road
Fullerton Road
Fullerton
Clark Acres
Kephart
Clark
Westfield Church
Carol Robb
Bessemer
Hillsville
Robb
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