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Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 59,643 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Madison County.
GeographyJackson is located at (35.633132, -88.820805).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.5 square miles (128.2 km²), all of it land.
CrimeAccording to the Morgan Quitno Top 25 Most Dangerous Cities of 2006, the city was ranked as the number 10 most dangerous city in the United States. In 2007 it was not on this list.
HistorySettlement of Jackson began along the Forked Deer River before 1820. Originally named Alexandria, Jackson was renamed in 1822 to honor General Andrew Jackson, later President of the United States.
The Tennessee Supreme Court is required to meet in Jackson because when the second Tennessee State Constitution was written in 1834 Memphis had not yet developed, and Jackson was the most significant city in West Tennessee.
GeographyJackson is located at (35.633132, -88.820805).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.5 square miles (128.2 km²), all of it land.
CrimeAccording to the Morgan Quitno Top 25 Most Dangerous Cities of 2006, the city was ranked as the number 10 most dangerous city in the United States. In 2007 it was not on this list.
HistorySettlement of Jackson began along the Forked Deer River before 1820. Originally named Alexandria, Jackson was renamed in 1822 to honor General Andrew Jackson, later President of the United States.
The Tennessee Supreme Court is required to meet in Jackson because when the second Tennessee State Constitution was written in 1834 Memphis had not yet developed, and Jackson was the most significant city in West Tennessee.
Jackson developed rapidly just prior to the Civil War as a railroad junction and maintenance shop for several early railroads, including the Mississippi Central, the Tennessee Central and the Mobile and Ohio lines. Although the Civil War temporarily stalled rail development, Jackson continued to develop as an important rail center.
Jackson was the original home of Tennessee's only native automaker, Marathon Motor Works. The Tigrett Toy Factory, founded by Isaac Burton Tigrett, in years past, was an employer of many in Jackson. Jackson is the home of his son, Isaac Burton Tigrett, Jr., the founder of the Hard Rock Cafe chain of themed restaurants. The first Hard Rock Cafe in the United States was located in Jackson's Old Hickory Mall.
Jackson was home to Casey Jones, the Illinois Central engineer who, before colliding with a stalled freight train near Vaughn, Mississippi, told his fireman to jump to safety but himself died at the throttle, saving the lives of his passengers. Jackson was also the home of singers Carl Perkins and Luther Ingram, game show host Wink Martindale, football players Ed "Too Tall" Jones , Al Wilson and Trey Teague, and legendary pianist Joe Hunter, one of the Funk Brothers who played on Motown hits in the 1960s.
Jackson was also the original home of Monroe Dunaway Anderson. M. D. Anderson was a cotton trader and capitalist whose endowment helped found the famed M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
A Little League baseball team from Jackson participated in the 1974 Little League World Series at Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
EducationHigh Schools Jackson Central-Merry High School Jackson Christian School Jackson Preparatory School (Only though 9th grade in 2007. Will add 10th though 12th in 2008) Liberty Technology Magnet High School Madison Academic Magnet High School North Side High School Sacred Heart of Jesus High School South Side High School Trinity Christian Academy University School of Jackson
Colleges and Universities Jackson State Community College Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson Lambuth University Lane College Union University West Tennessee Business College
K-12 public schools in the city are operated by the Jackson-Madison County School System. Other educational institutions in Jackson include the state-operated West Tennessee School for the Deaf, the independent University School of Jackson, and the church-related St. Mary's Catholic School and Trinity Christian Academy.
Recreation, sports, and entertainmentCasey Jones Home & Railroad Museum, located in Casey Jones Village, is one of top ten tourist attractions in Tennessee. The exhibits include a Railroad Museum with steam locomotives and the restored home of Casey Jones.
The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, a Class AA minor league baseball team in the Southern League, an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners play in Jackson.
The Hub City Hurricanes of the IBL play at North Parkway Magnet School in Jackson.
Since 1990, Jackson has hosted the NAIA Women's Division I National Championship basketball tournament in the Oman Arena
Jackson hosts the annual Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant at the Carl Perkins Civic Center.
West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex is a travel baseball and softball complex completed in 2007. It plays host to numerous tournaments throughout the year and has contributed to the growth explosion of the northeast corridor of the city.
External links Jackson Convention & Visitor's Bureau
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By Cabral31
4 days
Enjoy this 4-Day escape with your friends to Nashville while staying at the Sheraton Music City Hotel! Sight-see during the day, hit the saloons & bars at night for some great music.
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By AlfredoCasteg1
8 days
This is a fun trip for adults to take during the summer where you visit 6 cities in Tennessee and 2 in Arkansas.
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