known as "Under the Oaks".

The political party formally recognizes its birthplace as being Ripon, Wisconsin, where the name "Republican" was first suggested in March 1854. But, Republican presidents have visited Jackson and this marker.

Crawfordsville, Iowa also has a claim as the birthplace of the party: the first private meeting of what would become the Republican Party occurred when Whig Party defectors met privately in Crawfordsville

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