Jackson, MISS., the capital of the state and the county-seat of Hinds co., 40 mi. e. of Vicksburg, near the geographical center of the state, on the Pearl River and on the Illinois Central, the Queen & Crescent and several other railroads. The city has handsome public buildings, of which the most important are the state capitol, the governor's mansion, the Federal building, the state library and the state institutions for the blind, deaf, dumb and insane. Millsaps College (Methodist Episcopal) and Bellhaven College for young ladies are located here. Good railroad connections and river navigation furnish excellent transportation facilities. A large amount of cotton is raised in this section, and the important industries are the cottonseed oil mills, wood-working establishments and manufactories of fertilizers, agricultural implements and other articles. The place was settled about 1828 and was incorporated in 1840. During the Civil War the city was occupied by the Union forces under General Grant in 1863 and was partly destroyed by General Sherman in 1864. Population in 1910, 21 262