Jackson Historical Society puts its headquarters on wheels to save it from future flooding

In Jackson, a town of about 1,000 residents, it’s difficult not to notice any small change.

So when the old town hall, now historical society headquarters, was put on wheels and rolled down the street last week, locals crowded to watch.

Lounging on lawn chairs on the sidewalk across the street, enjoying lemonade, popcorn and some steel music, the crowd got a front-row view of the slow but steady progress. To safely move the building only 150 feet that day, it took construction workers about three hours and months of preparation.

But in 2023, the scene outside the building was very different. Devastating floods inundated the building’s basement and destroyed its heating system in the dead of winter.

The building’s location, wedged between the Ellis River and the road, has been particu