Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. After a distinguished career in national politics as Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce, Davis served as a congressman and then as a Mississippi senator.
Jacksonville is a city in Pulaski County, in the Little Rock metro area. The community was named after Nicholas Jackson, who donated land for a railroad depot. The latitude of Jacksonville is 34.866N. The longitude is -92.11W.
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