Editing Jackman, Maine (section)

==History==
Jackman was named after Captain James Jackman, who was hired by the [[State of Maine]] in the 1830s to build the road connecting the [[United States]] with [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jackmanmaine.org/jackman-maine.php |title=History of the Moose River Valley |publisher=US Customs and Border Protection |date= |accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref>

On April 8, 2024, Jackman was on the path of totality for a [[Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024|total eclipse of the sun]]. The eclipse was to sweep across most of the United States, but as the date approached, cloudy skies were forecast for most of that path. However, Jackman was expected to have clear skies that day, so the town of less than a thousand residents was inundated by more than 10,000 visitors from across the country. Officials said it was probably the largest crowd ever seen in Jackman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/08/from-near-and-far-thousands-flock-to-jackman-to-take-in-total-solar-eclipse/|title=From near and far, more than 10,000 people flock to Jackman to take in total solar eclipse|last=Freudberg|first=Jake|date=April 8, 2024|work=Portland Press-Herald|access-date=April 10, 2024}}</ref>