Historical Significance
At The Oaks (built around 1853), we proudly fly the 31-star flag. This flag became the official United States flag on July 4, 1851. It remained in use until July 4, 1858, when a new star was added to represent Minnesota.
California became the 31st state and joined the Union under President Millard Fillmore, who served as the 13th President of the United States from 1850 to 1853. Following him, Franklin Pierce served as the 14th President from 1853 to 1857, and James Buchanan became the 15th President, serving from 1857 to 1861.
Can you name the first 30 states? Can you recall the first 12 Presidents of the United States?
Mississippi’s Governors in the 1850s
The Governors of Mississippi during the 1850s were:
- John Anthony Quitman (1850–1851)
- John Isaac Guion (1851)
- James Whitfield (1851–1852)
- Henry Stuart Foote (1852–1854)
- John Jones Pettus (1854)
- John J. McRae (1854–1857)
- William McWillie (1857–1859)
- John Jones Pettus (1859–1863)
Mayors of Jackson in the 1850s
The Mayors of Jackson during the 1850s were:
- James Hervey Boyd (1850)
- J. P. Jones (1851)
- William H. Taylor (1852–1853)
- Richard Fletcher (1854)
- William H. Taylor (1855–1857)
- James Hervey Boyd (1858)
- W. A. Purdom (1859)