The Mississippi Capitol is one stop in the Galaxie’s continuing journey to photograph America’s state capitol buildings. This page is ready to grow as new photographs and stories are added.
Mississippi Capitol
Reference photograph and information from Wikipedia.
The Galaxie at the Capitol
The 1966 Galaxie at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.
Capitol and Capital City History
Completed in 1903, Mississippi’s Beaux-Arts Capitol features a limestone exterior, classical columns, stained glass, and a dome topped by a gilded eagle. It replaced the 1839 Old Capitol as state government expanded.
Jackson was chosen in 1821 for a planned capital near Mississippi’s geographic center and named for Andrew Jackson. Its location on the Pearl River was intended to improve access as settlement spread beyond the older Natchez region.