Jackson: Home to Michigan’s First and Oldest Prison

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 42.245777, -84.405968.

A city in Jackson County, Michigan, Jackson is the principal city of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was founded in 1829, incorporated as a city in 1857, and named after Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Jackson is home to Michigan State Prison, Michigan's oldest prison still in operation. It was opened in 1839 and became the first prison in the state. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1979. Jackson is also known as the birthplace of the Republican Party.

The city is an economic center of the region, home to many companies such as CMS Energy headquarters and Jackson Flexible Products. It is also an educational hub, home to Jackson College, Spring Arbor University, and Baker College. There are plenty of landmarks and places of interest in Jackson, and everyone who comes to visit this city will find something to see or do. Jackson's historic Amtrak station, designed by Henry A. Gardner and opened in 1841, is the oldest continually operating train station in the United States. It was added to the US National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Jackson County Airport, Interstate 94 and U.S. Highway 127 serve the city.

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The latitude of Jackson: Home to Michigan’s First and Oldest Prison is 42.245777, and the longitude is -84.405968. Jackson: Home to Michigan’s First and Oldest Prison is located at United States country in the Cities place category with the gps coordinates of 42° 14' 44.7972'' N and 84° 24' 21.4848'' W.