Dog Jack
Encyclopedia
Dog Jack is a 2010 film based on the book of the same name by Florence W. Biros.
The story revolves around an escaped slave boy named Jed (Benjamin Gardner) who joins the 102nd Pennsylvania Regiment during the American Civil War
. He is accompanied by his dog Jack (the namesake of the story) who becomes the mascot of the regiment during the war.
The film was shot mostly in and around the borough of Darlington
, Pennsylvania
, United States
just outside the city of Pittsburgh. Other locations included North Freedom, Wisconsin
, Mt. Pleasant
, Iowa
, and the suburbs of Chicago
, Illinois
.
The story revolves around an escaped slave boy named Jed (Benjamin Gardner) who joins the 102nd Pennsylvania Regiment during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He is accompanied by his dog Jack (the namesake of the story) who becomes the mascot of the regiment during the war.
The film was shot mostly in and around the borough of Darlington
Darlington, Pennsylvania
Darlington is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Darlington is located at ....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
just outside the city of Pittsburgh. Other locations included North Freedom, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Mt. Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Mount Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Iowa, in the United States. The population was 8,668 in the 2010 census, a decline from 8,751 in the 2000 census. It was founded in 1835 by pioneer Presley Saunders.- History :...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, and the suburbs of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.