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Jackson County, about 31,309 residents.
Jackson, Jackson County
Well-Known Places in Jackson
Cascade Falls (Sparks Foundation County Park), Ella Sharp Park and Museum, Michigan International Speedway.
Jackson Business Districts
- Downtown Jackson
- West Michigan Avenue Corridor
- Jackson Crossing area
- Wisner Street / North Street area
Major Employers in Jackson
Henry Ford Allegiance Health (Henry Ford Jackson Hospital), Consumers Energy, Michigan Department of Corrections, Jackson Public Schools, Michigan Automotive Compressor (MACI), Jackson County government.
Meet AppWT in Person Within 34 Miles of Jackson
- 455 East Eisenhower Pkwy., Ann Arbor, MI 48108: 33.8 miles east of central Jackson
- 2723 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104: 33.9 miles east
About Jackson, Jackson County
Jackson is a south-central Michigan city famous as the spot where, under an oak grove in 1854, a new anti-slavery party first called itself Republican. It grew into an early auto-manufacturing hub and a prison town, home to what was once the largest walled prison in the world. Today it is known for its glowing man-made waterfall, its own style of coney dog, and CMS Energy's headquarters.
History of Jackson
- Founded in 1829 by Horace Blackman and named for President Andrew Jackson; early names included Jacksonopolis and Jacksonburgh before it became simply Jackson.
- On July 6, 1854, an anti-slavery convention 'Under the Oaks' produced the first political gathering to formally adopt the Republican name, marking Jackson as a birthplace of the party.
- Michigan's first state prison opened in Jackson in 1838; by 1882 it had grown into the largest walled prison in the world, with inmate labor powering local factories and farms.
Landmarks and Places in Jackson
- The historic Jackson prison walls and the Armory Arts Village redevelopment.
The Jackson Economy
- CMS Energy and its utility Consumers Energy are headquartered in Jackson, a major white-collar employer.
- Henry Ford Health (formerly Foote Hospital) anchors the health-care sector.
Community Life in Jackson
- The Jackson coney dog, a distinct local style, traces to 1914 when Macedonian immigrant George Todoroff opened a coney restaurant near the rail depot.
- Jackson's rose heritage and 'Rose City' identity tied to civic gardening and rose plantings.
Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.experiencejackson.com, en.wikipedia.org
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