A French-Canadian trader by the name Louis LeFleur founded Jackson in 1821. For many years, Jackson was known as LeFleur's Bluff.
Jackson, MS is one of only 4 cities of the world sanctioned by The International Theater/Dance Committee to host the International Ballet Competition: Moscow, Russia; Varna, Bulgaria; Helsinki, Finland are the other 3.
Pine Sol was invented in 1929 by Jackson, MS native Harry A. Cole, Sr.